wharf

nouns

a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
dock, pier, wharf, wharfage

verbs

provide with a wharf
"Wharf the mouth of the river"
wharf
is derived from
wharfage
is a type of (narrower)
give something useful or necessary to
"We provided the room with an electrical heater"
furnish, provide, render, supply
store on a wharf
"Wharf the merchandise"
wharf
is a type of (narrower)
find a place for and put away for storage
"where should we stow the vegetables?"; "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some"
store
discharge at a wharf
"wharf the passengers"
wharf
is a type of (narrower)
leave or unload
"unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel"
discharge, drop, drop off, put down, set down, unload
come into or dock at a wharf
"the big ship wharfed in the evening"
berth, moor, wharf
moor at a wharf
"The ship was wharfed"
wharf
is a type of (narrower)
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
"tie up the boat"
berth, moor, tie up