Wharf
WordNet
noun
(1) A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
verb
(2) Moor at a wharf
"The ship was wharfed"
(3) Come into or dock at a wharf
"The big ship wharfed in the evening"
(4) Discharge at a wharf
"Wharf the passengers"
(5) Store on a wharf
"Wharf the merchandise"
(6) Provide with a wharf
"Wharf the mouth of the river"
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Etymology
< ; related to Old English , Old Saxon , Old High German , , Old Norse , Greek .
The fact that wharves often have warehouses next to them for storing offloaded goods has led to the popular etymology that ‘wharf’ is an acronym of 'warehouse at river front'; however this is incorrect.