quays
Ships dock here
Quays is the plural of quay, a wharf or platform along a waterfront where ships dock for loading and unloading.
The word is pronounced like "key." Quays often line harbors in older port cities: The fishing boats were tied up along the quays.
We walked the quays at sunset, watching the ferries come in.
Waterfront landing structure
- wharfShip docking structure
- jettyStructure extending into water
- berthSleeping space on transport
- bollardTraffic-blocking vertical post
gangway · pilings · seawall · embankment · landing · dockside · portside · waterside
Goods being transported
- cargoTransported goods
- containerThing for storing items
- craneLifter or wader
- loadingAdding weight or cargo
unloading · warehouse · pallet · forklift · shipment · stevedore · longshoreman · dockworker
Sleeping space on transport
- bollardTraffic-blocking vertical post
- hawserThick nautical tethering rope
- docklineRope securing boat to pier
- ropeThick twisted fibers
cable · chain · cleat · buoy · anchor · fender · capstan · winch
Leisurely public stroll
- esplanadePaved waterfront walking area
- boardwalkPlanked waterfront pathway
- riverwalkWaterside pedestrian pathway
- seafrontCoastal strip facing sea
harborside · marina · shoreline · strand · boulevard · waterside · lido · oceanfront
Transporting goods to destinations
- exportForeign-bound sale
- importObtain from overseas
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- commerceExchange of goods, services
merchants · commodities · marketplace · wholesale · distribution · logistics · barter · exchange
pier
Waterfront landing structure
bollard · gangway · pilings · seawall · embankment · landing · dockside · portside · waterside · wharfage
freight
Goods being transported
loading · unloading · warehouse · pallet · forklift · shipment · stevedore · longshoreman · dockworker · transshipment
berth
Sleeping space on transport
- bollardTraffic-blocking vertical post
- hawserThick nautical tethering rope
- docklineRope securing boat to pier
rope · cable · chain · cleat · buoy · anchor · fender · capstan · winch · line
promenade
Leisurely public stroll
- esplanadePaved waterfront walking area
- boardwalkPlanked waterfront pathway
- riverwalkWaterside pedestrian pathway
seafront · harborside · marina · shoreline · strand · boulevard · waterside · lido · oceanfront · beachfront
shipping
Transporting goods to destinations
commerce · merchants · commodities · marketplace · wholesale · distribution · logistics · barter · exchange · goods
- ThamesRiver Thames, Thames Barrier, tidal river, riverbank, towpath
- British Countrysidehedgerow, village, hedgerows, hamlet, moorland
- harbordock, docks, pier, piers, wharf
- portsport, seaport, harbor, seaports, harbors
- coastal structuresseawalls, pier, breakwaters, jetties, breakwater
- marinasboat slip, docks, dock, berth, slip
quaysfloating docks
Buoyant waterside platforms
pontoons · moorings · anchorages · buoys
quaysopen sea
Waters beyond coastlines
open water · natural shoreline · deep water · offshore · high seas