QUAY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does quay mean? • QUAY (noun)
The noun QUAY has 1 sense:
1. wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
Familiarity information: QUAY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• QUAY (noun)
Meaning:
Wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("quay" is a kind of...):
dock; pier; wharf; wharfage (a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats)
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