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wharves

[hwawrvz, wawrvz] / ʰwɔrvz, wɔrvz /


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The port, with the help of federal and provincial funds, is spending 609 million Canadian dollars dredging the river and building new wharves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

Many of California’s wharves and piers are now centenarians.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2024

A neighborhood near the wharves is still known as the Irish Channel.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024

China has been a major infrastructure lender to Vanuatu, donating the parliament building, stadiums and prime minister's office, as well as constructing roads and wharves.

From Reuters • Aug. 10, 2023

The Valerie sailed toward the bottom of the island and turned into one of the wharves.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis