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wharf

[hwawrf, wawrf] / ʰwɔrf, wɔrf /


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City hall, the slave market, and town pillory were all there, and the wharf on the East River “made it a rendezvous for pirates,” writes Sobol.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

They also tried to resuscitate the boy as the boat made its way to an ambulance waiting by a wharf.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

The crew blow-torched the fasteners and released the cables that held the crane to the ship, while workers on land laid temporary rails across the wharf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

The next morning, some 300 Chinese people were marched to the wharf and loaded onto steamships.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025

Johnny dared move out onto the wharf, but he still kept well in shadow.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes




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