Verified AnswerDefinition
| • | A structure or platform of timber, masonry, iron, earth, or other material, built on the shore of a harbor, river, canal, or the like, and usually extending from the shore to deep water, so that vessels may lie close alongside to receive and discharge cargo, passengers, etc.; a quay; a pier. |
| • | The bank of a river, or the shore of the sea. |
| • | To guard or secure by a firm wall of timber or stone constructed like a wharf; to furnish with a wharf or wharfs. |
| • | To place upon a wharf; to bring to a wharf. |
