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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

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

The wharf at AltaSea had not been used in about 20 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025

Down the town wharf they tell spooky stories about fishermen who fall from boats, but I always figured it was like ghost talk around a campfire.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick