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Land bordering on or adjacent to a wharf.

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Usage examples (37)
  • The long road fronting the quayside was a riot of noise and color and people.
  • On the quayside is the old Priory Mill, now called Place Mill, which is mentioned in the Domesday Survey.
  • No. That grizzled, tough old lumberman who toted you along up from the quayside is the brain of this organisation.
  • The Orfèvres quayside was, fortunately, badly lit.
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