Definition of quay Quay
/kiˈ/ - [kee] - quay
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What does quay mean?
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| quay - wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline |
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- quay (Noun)
A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf. - quay (Verb)
To land or tie up at a quay or similar structure, especially used in the phrase "quay up ".
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- quay (n.)
A mole, bank, or wharf, formed toward the sea, or at the side of a harbor, river, or other navigable water, for convenience in loading and unloading vessels. - quay (v. t.)
To furnish with quays.
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quay
A mole, bank, or wharf, formed toward the sea, or parallel to shoreline, at the side of a harbor, river, or other navigable water, for convenience in loading and unloading vessels.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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quay
kē, n. a landing-place: a wharf for the loading or unloading of vessels.—n. Quay′age, payment for use of a quay. [O. Fr. quay—Celt., as in Bret. kaé, and W. cae, an enclosure.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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quay
A long wharf, usually built of stone, by the side of a harbour, and having posts and rings, cranes, and store-houses, for the convenience of merchant ships. -
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quay
An erection of wood or stone raised on the shore of a road or harbour for the convenience of loading or discharging vessels by cranes or other means. A wharf is of course built stronger or slighter in proportion to the effort of the tide or sea which it is intended to resist, and the size of vessels using it.--Wharf, in hydrography, is a scar, a rocky or gravelly concretion, or frequently a sand-bank, as Mad Wharf in Lancashire, where the tides throw up dangerous ripples and overfalls.
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🔤- quay, noun, singular of quays.
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