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to wharf

7.4
To bring a ship to a platform by the water to load or unload
  • verb
  • /wɔrf/
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  • Ferries frequently wharf tourists at the main harbor during the summer season.

Examples

  • After a long journey, they wharfed the cargo directly onto the dock.

  • They will wharf the cargo ship at the port.

  • The ship wharfed hundreds of passengers early in the morning.

  • The crew wharfed the vessel quickly.

  • The captain decided to wharf the ship at the busiest dock for efficient unloading.

  • Every morning, the ferry wharfs at the same spot to pick up tourists for a day trip.

  • To avoid bad weather, they quickly wharfed the smaller vessels at the harbor.

Synonyms

to berth
vsto wharf
1 5.9

To provide a place for a ship to tie up or for someone to sleep

involves docking unloading or constructing rather than only assigning space
to port
vsto wharf
1 3.8

To bring a ship into a harbour or arrive there

focuses on docking unloading or building at a fixed landing
to berth at the dock
vsto wharf
6.3

To move a ship into a dock and tie it there

adds unloading and construction activities beyond merely arriving and securing
to longshore
vsto wharf
  • US
8.9

To load or unload goods from a ship

includes docking and constructing as well as unloading

Compounds

wharf rat
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who lives near docks and steals from ships or warehouses

wharf rat
8.0

A brown animal like a mouse that lives on docks and eats bait

Surface Forms

wharf infinitive
wharfing present participle
wharfs third person singular
wharved past
wharved past participle

Etymology

The verb wharf comes from the same old English word hwearf, which means 'bank' or 'shore'. So to wharf a ship is to bring it to that waterside place to tie up or unload.