wharf
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The Minerva Gloria is docked at a wharf in the Mississippi Sound, not far from the US's vast oil reserves in the Gulf of Mexico.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
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
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
When firefighters arrived, they found the damaged section about two-thirds away from the start of the wharf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2025
Down the town wharf they used to call my dad Big Skiff and me Little Skiff, to tell us apart, but my dad don’t go down the wharf no more.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
Boats can dock at wharfs, quays and piers protected by the reef's natural lagoon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025
Mikkelsen said the port is planning upgrades to wharfs and access roads, improved on-site utilities, and dredging and environmental restoration, among other efforts to accommodate the wind equipment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025
A major fire is still raging at the site and pictures show huge, billowing black clouds over the wharfs.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2025
January’s onslaught was devastating for working waterfront communities in Maine where dozens of docks, buildings and wharfs were damaged or destroyed, said Patrick Keliher, commissioner of the state’s Department of Marine Resources.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
The wharfs were oddly quiet when Arya got there.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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
Many of California’s wharves and piers are now centenarians.
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
“The waves came up under the wharves, picked them up and dropped them somewhere else,” Ms. Coombs said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
Toward the waterfront, one could gaze upon the firehouse of Fire Boat 31, docked in one of the busiest wharves in America.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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