wharf

Noun

• a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

Verb

• moor at a wharf
  • The ship was wharfed
    

• come into or dock at a wharf
  • the big ship wharfed in the evening
    

• discharge at a wharf
  • wharf the passengers
    

• store on a wharf
  • Wharf the merchandise
    

• provide with a wharf
  • Wharf the mouth of the river
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  pier , wharfage , dock , moor , berth