Wharf - Definition
wharf
n 1: a platform built out from the shore into the water and
supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
[syn: pier, wharf, wharfage, dock]
v 1: provide with a wharf; "Wharf the mouth of the river"
2: store on a wharf; "Wharf the merchandise"
3: discharge at a wharf; "wharf the passengers"
4: come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the
evening" [syn: moor, berth, wharf]
5: moor at a wharf; "The ship was wharfed"