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
“Today, we are not just cutting a ribbon,” Braverman said as onlookers gathered along the wharf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2025
The Dolphin sprang to life, scudded the last few miles, and bumped against the wharf at Wethersfield landing.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
Boats can dock at wharfs, quays and piers protected by the reef's natural lagoon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 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
The system of floaters attaches directly to preexisting structures — like breakwaters, wharfs and jetties — and produces energy from the constant motion of the waves.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2024
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
He could see dark shapes moving through die charred ruins of the riverfront wharfs.
From "A Clash of Kings" 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
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
China has been a major infrastructure lender to Vanuatu, donating the parliament building, stadiums and the prime minister's office, as well as constructing roads and wharves.
From Reuters ● Aug. 16, 2023
Only once or twice in a summer—on days of unendurable heat, teachers dismissed school, masters closed shops, and the boys ran down to the wharves to swim.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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