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wharves

American  
[hwawrvz, wawrvz] / ʰwɔrvz, wɔrvz /

noun

  1. a plural of wharf.


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The port, with the help of federal and provincial funds, is spending 609 million Canadian dollars dredging the river and building new wharves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2024

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

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024

"This will be upgrading the old international port in Honiara and two domestic wharves in the provinces," Qaqara said.

From Reuters • Mar. 22, 2023

At first it was the men of the ships and wharves that were thrown out of work and could not get food for their families.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes