wharf meaning and definition

WHARF noun

Definition of wharf (noun)

1. a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
   • synonyms: dock, pier, wharfage

WHARF verb

Definition of wharf (verb)

1. provide with a wharf
   • "Wharf the mouth of the river"
2. store on a wharf
   • "Wharf the merchandise"
3. discharge at a wharf
   • "wharf the passengers"
4. come into or dock at a wharf
   • "the big ship wharfed in the evening"
   • synonyms: berth, moor
5. moor at a wharf
   • "The ship was wharfed"