as in docks
a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers docked the ferry at the quay to let the passengers off
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Recent Examples of quays Wine is embedded in the city’s architecture, history and daily life, from grand 18th-century façades to the bustling quays of the Garonne. —
Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 According to Vantor, the image shows the construction of a dry dock and new quays and piers at one of China’s most strategically important bases. —Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2025 Seaports will have nearby seabed dredged and quays constructed to accommodate naval and transport vessels. —Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 According to Vantor, the image shows the construction of a dry dock and new quays and piers at one of China’s most strategically important bases. —Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2025 Seaports will have nearby seabed dredged and quays constructed to accommodate naval and transport vessels. —Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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Along Beach Street in the Bayview Beach subdivision, where homes line a narrow channel off the river, docks and boats have been flooded over.— Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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Guests can fish or crab off the hotel's docks or have a picnic on the lawn.— Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
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The wharves and warehouses along Pratt Street burned fiercely.— Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
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The infrastructure humans build in the water ‒ houses, piers, wharves, jetties, and even oil rigs ‒ create new habitats for juvenile jellyfish, called polyps, to attach and grow, Bologna said.— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
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Expensive stainless steel on the outer layer of rebar on the piers in the sea help prevent corrosion.— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Apr. 2026
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Strong longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties and other hazardous areas.— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Quays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/quays. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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