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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“The less we have to talk about that, the less we have to think about it,” said Bruno Hecquet sombrely, as he unloaded boxes of fresh whelks on the quayside.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 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
It is hoped the major new investment on this part of the quayside will turn it into a mini version of London's Southbank.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2023
Brass bands on the quayside and women waving and a hundred thousand yachts and honkers and arcs of water from the fireships.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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