noun
Meaning 1
A dock, quay, or pier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dockage
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
wharfage
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/ˈwɔː.fɪd͡ʒ/ wine–whine merger
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[ˈwɔː.fɪd͡ʒ] wine–whine merger
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/ˈʍɔː.fɪd͡ʒ/ without the wine–whine merger
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[ˈʍɔː.fɪd͡ʒ] without the wine–whine merger
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/ˈwoɹ.fɪd͡ʒ/ wine–whine merger
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[ˈwoɹ.fɪd͡ʒ] wine–whine merger
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/ˈwɔɹ.fɪd͡ʒ/ wine–whine merger
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[ˈwɔɹ.fɪd͡ʒ] wine–whine merger
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/ˈʍoɹ.fɪd͡ʒ/ without the wine–whine merger
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[ˈʍoɹ.fɪd͡ʒ] without the wine–whine merger
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/ˈʍɔɹ.fɪd͡ʒ/ without the wine–whine merger
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[ˈʍɔɹ.fɪd͡ʒ] without the wine–whine merger
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)fɪdʒ
noun
Meaning 2
Wharfs collectively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dockage
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A fee charged for using a wharf.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dockage
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pier, wharf, dock
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: platform
Narrower terms: levee, quay
noun
Meaning 5
a fee charged for the use of a wharf or quay
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: quayage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fee
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną Proto-West Germanic *hwerban Old English hweorfan Middle English wharf Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age Middle English wharfage English wharfage From Middle English wharfage; equivalent to wharf + -age.
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