Dictionary definition · wharf
noun
- a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
verb
- provide with a wharf"Wharf the mouth of the river"
- store on a wharf"Wharf the merchandise"
- discharge at a wharf"wharf the passengers"
- come into or dock at a wharf"the big ship wharfed in the evening"
- moor at a wharf"The ship was wharfed"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).