wharf

Example Sentences

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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

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

“I’m not sure. I ran my signal to half-mast, and then hurried back. I want to be at the wharf when the ship anchors.”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham