wharves
Example Sentences
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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
China has been a major infrastructure lender to Vanuatu, donating the parliament building, stadiums and prime minister's office, as well as constructing roads and wharves.
From Reuters • Aug. 10, 2023
The Valerie sailed toward the bottom of the island and turned into one of the wharves.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
