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noun
- 1. a stone or metal platform lying alongside or projecting into water for loading and unloading ships.
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QUAY definition: 1. a long structure, usually built of stone, where boats can be tied up to take on and off their…. Learn more.
: a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place. Synonyms. dock. float. jetty. landing. levee. pier. quai. wharf. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of quay in a Sentence. docked the ferry at the quay to let the passengers off.
A quay is a long platform beside the sea or a river where boats can be tied up and loaded or unloaded. Jack and Stephen were waiting for them on the quay. Synonyms: dock , pier , landing , harbour More Synonyms of quay
Quay definition: a landing place, especially one of solid masonry, constructed along the edge of a body of water; wharf.. See examples of QUAY used in a sentence.
You know that wharf on the bank of the river where all the boats park? It's not an aqua parking lot. It's called a quay. When you visit France and take a walk beside the wharves where boats dock and unload passengers, you can say you've been strolling along the quays of the Seine.
Definition of quay noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. (Human Geography) a wharf, typically one built parallel to the shoreline. Compare pier 1. [C14 keye, from Old French kai, of Celtic origin; compare Cornish kē hedge, fence, Old Breton cai fence]
QUAY meaning: a structure built next to water where ships stop and goods are taken on and off. Learn more.
quay meaning, definition, what is quay: a place in a town or village where boats...: Learn more.
quay meaning: a structure built next to water where ships stop and things are taken on and off. Learn more.
