quay

A wharf or reinforced bank for the loading or unloading of ships or boats.

An obsolete or dialectal form of whey.

A landing-place; a place where vessels are loaded and unloaded; a wharf: usually constructed of stone, but sometimes of wood, iron, etc., along a line of coast or a river-bank or round a harbor or dock.

To furnish with a quay or quays.

To furnish with quays.

A mole, bank, or wharf, formed toward the sea, or at the side of a harbor, river, or other navigable water, for convenience in loading and unloading vessels.

A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.

To land or tie up at a quay or similar structure, especially used in the phrase “quay up”.

wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline