- wharf
- пристань, причал
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English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
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Wharf T&T — Limited 九倉電訊有限公司 Type Privately owned company Industry Telecommunication Founded 1995 Headquarters … Wikipedia
Wharf — (engl. Kai oder Werft) steht für: Canary Wharf, ein Bürogebäudekomplex in London Chelsea Wharf, einen Hafen in Auckland Butlers Wharf, ein Gebäudekomplex in London Fisherman’s Wharf, ein Hafenviertel in San Francisco Imperial Wharf, eine Ortslage … Deutsch Wikipedia
wharf — [ warf ] n. m. • 1833; mot angl. « quai » ♦ Appontement qui s avance dans la mer, pour permettre aux navires d accoster. « Rufisque avance dans la mer quatre wharfs courts et trapus » (J. R. Bloch). ● wharf nom masculin (mot anglais) Appontement… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Wharf — Wharf, n.; pl. {Wharfs}or {Wharves}. [AS. hwerf, hwearf, a returning, a change, from hweorfan to turn, turn about, go about; akin to D. werf a wharf, G. werft, Sw. varf a shipbuilder s yard, Dan. verft wharf, dockyard, G. werben to enlist, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wharf — wharf, dock, pier, quay, slip, berth, jetty, levee signify a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo or passengers. Wharf applies to a structure projecting from the shore that permits boats or ships to lie alongside for… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
wharf — wharf·age; wharf; wharf·ie; wharf·ing; wharf·in·ger; wharf·less; wharf·man; … English syllables
Wharf — Wharf, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wharfed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wharfing}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To guard or secure by a firm wall of timber or stone constructed like a wharf; to furnish with a wharf or wharfs. [1913 Webster] 2. To place upon a wharf; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wharf — [wɔːf ǁ wɔːrf] noun wharves PLURALFORM [wɔːvz ǁ wɔːrvz] [countable] TRANSPORT the place where a ship can stop and unload goods; = DOCK: • The whole wharf area has been extensively renovated. * * * UK US … Financial and business terms
wharf — [hwôrf, wôrf] n. pl. wharves or wharfs [ME < OE hwerf, a dam or bank to keep out water, lit., a turning < base of hweorfan, to turn < IE base * kwerp , to turn > Gr karpos, wrist] 1. a structure of wood or stone, sometimes roofed over … English World dictionary
wharf — late O.E. hwearf shore, bank where ships can tie up, earlier dam, embankment, from P.Gmc. *khwarfaz (Cf. M.L.G. werf mole, dam, wharf, Ger. Werft shipyard, dockyard ); related to O.E. hwearfian to turn, perhaps in a sense implying busy activity,… … Etymology dictionary
Wharf — (spr. Uars), Nebenfluß der Onse in der englischen Grafschaft York … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
