QUAY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("quay" is a kind of...):

dock; pier; wharf; wharfage (a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats)

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