noun
- plural of wharf; structures built along a shore for loading and unloading ships
verb
- third person singular present of wharf; to moor at or provide with a wharf
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The old fishing village had several wooden wharfs along the harbor.
- Cargo ships unload their containers at the commercial wharfs downtown.
- The captain wharfs his boat at the same pier every evening.
- Many of the historic wharfs have been converted into restaurants and shops.
- The harbor master wharfs visiting vessels in designated areas.
- Storm damage forced the closure of two wharfs last winter.