"wharfs" in the noun sense
1. pier, wharf, wharfage, dock
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles provides access to ships and boats
"wharfs" in the verb sense
1. wharf
provide with a wharf
"Wharf the mouth of the river"
2. wharf
store on a wharf
"Wharf the merchandise"
3. wharf
discharge at a wharf
"wharf the passengers"
4. moor, berth, wharf
come into or dock at a wharf
"the big ship wharfed in the evening"
5. wharf
moor at a wharf
"The ship was wharfed"
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