quay

🇬🇧 UK/ki:/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A stone or concrete platform along navigable water used for loading and unloading ships; a wharf.

码头,驳岸

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
quayother
=quay

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The cargo ship pulled up to the quay to unload its containers.

  • 2.

    Tourists strolled along the quay, admiring the sailboats in the harbor.

  • 3.

    Workers at the quay prepared for the arrival of the ocean liner.

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