quayside
Americannoun
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the area bordering and around a quay or quays.
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the edge of a quay where it meets the water.
noun
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, a helicopter landed nearby as divers took off their orange suits on the quayside.
From BBC • Aug. 23, 2024
Dozens of emergency services staff had lined the small quayside as the bodies of those missing were returned by boat from the area of the wreck.
From BBC • Aug. 21, 2024
She’s glad to see him, too, but as is so often the case with cabaret chanteuses in quayside bars, she awaits her true love, the father of her young boy.
From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024
Some migrants on the quayside in Lampedusa placed towels over their heads to shield themselves from the late summer sun as they waited to be transferred to Sicily by ferry.
From Reuters • Sep. 14, 2023
The quay was largely deserted, boats stowed for the night, except for a cluster of men on the quayside, drinking coffee from a thermos.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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