wharves

[hwawrvz, wawrvz]

noun

1. a plural of wharf.

Example Sentences

It was a place transformed, with railroads and wharves running at capacity.

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The pier was one of several public wharves and piers in the state actively undergoing structural integrity upgrades.

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A neighborhood near the wharves is still known as the Irish Channel.

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“The waves came up under the wharves, picked them up and dropped them somewhere else,” Ms. Coombs said.

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The United States last month pledged to build more undersea telecommunications cables and wharves in the region, as it seeks to compete with China's influence after that country's decade of infrastructure lending.

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