wharves
Noun
The word is derived from wharf
Meaning
of Wharf
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Between these two wharves is the wharf numbered '42', used by fishermen and inter-island ferries.
It was a jolt that idled much of the ship wharves.
Both originally referred to staithes in the sense of jetties or wharves.
In addition to the wharves and stellings that provide coastal and inland linkages, there are facilities that handle both the country's overseas and local shipping requirements.
In old ports such as London (which once had around 1700 wharves citation ) many old wharves have been converted to residential or office use.
Railways were subsequently constructed to carry goods to the wharves at these locations, the railway to Broadmount opening on 1 January 1898 and the line to Port Alma opened on 16 October 1911.