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quay

[kee, kay, kway] / ki, keɪ, kweɪ /


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Mayor Luc Boivin said the American tourists he meets on the quay are often quick to apologize for the trade war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

AFP journalists at Granadilla saw white tents erected along the quay and that the police, some in protective medical suits, had sealed off part of the small industrial port.

From Barron's ● May 10, 2026

The “Turenges” took a room in a hotel overlooking the harbor and discovered, to their surprise, an unguarded entrance that allowed them to observe the quay itself.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025

The terminal operator International Transportation Service plans to fill in a 19-acre area of water and extend the existing quay by 560 feet, which would allow larger ships to dock at the port.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025

Two headlights poked from the black shadow of a cargo container and a government saloon screeched along the quay.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Boats can dock at wharfs, quays and piers protected by the reef's natural lagoon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025

The wide wakes of tourist boats slap at the quays.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2024

In the nearby town of Saint-Gilles-les-Bains, trees had crashed onto quays and into the picturesque marina, and several boats were damaged.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2024

A regular techno event has a home in a Japanese izakaya on the river quays.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2023

Crates, boxes, luggage, and provisions lined the quays.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys


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