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quay

[kee, key, kwey] / ki, keɪ, kweɪ /


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At the port of Granadilla de Abona early Sunday morning, AFP journalists saw white tents had been sent up along the quay and the police had secured part of the port.

From Barron's May 10, 2026

Its rigorous order and deep perspective, enhanced by the receding lines of ship masts and rail tracks along the expansive quay, address his motif in a style apropos of its modern subject.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 28, 2026

"If I never went for the checks, I don't think I would be here today. So it was a real godsend for them to come down to the quay."

From BBC Aug. 7, 2025

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

When you got away from the quay you could almost forget that there was a crisis on.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Road closures around O'Connell Street extend along the north and south quays of the Liffey, and to Westmoreland Street and O'Connell Bridge.

From BBC Apr. 9, 2026

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

Some half a million spectators are expected along city quays for the opening ceremony on the Seine River, and even more for the rest of the July 26-Aug.

From Seattle Times Nov. 14, 2023

For now men leaped from the ships to the quays of the Harlond and swept north like a storm.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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