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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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
Today, the ultra-rich can fly into Singapore's private jet terminal, live it up in luxurious quayside neighbourhoods, and speculate on the world's first diamond trading exchange.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2024
Three open-air swimming areas accessible from the quayside are set to open by 2025, 102 years after the French government banned swimming in the Seine because of health concerns.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 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
He had met a prospector on the quayside, a New Dane from the country of Texas, and this man had a balloon, of all things.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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