wharfs
Places boats moor
Wharfs is the plural of wharf, a structure built along a shore where ships can dock to load and unload cargo and passengers.
Wharves is an equally common plural: The old wharves along the waterfront have been converted to restaurants and shops.
Ship mooring structures
- piersWaterside mooring platforms
- harborsSheltered waters for mooring
- mooringsShip fastening points
- berthsDocking spaces or bunks
jetties · quays · slips · anchorage · seaport · waterfront · marina · landing
Embedded structural columns
- timberWood for construction
- plankingWooden boards collectively
- deckingOutdoor wooden flooring
- boardwalkPlanked waterfront pathway
pylons · structure · wooden · concrete · floating · cantilever · breakwater · seawall
docks
Ship mooring structures
berths · jetties · quays · slips · anchorage · seaport · waterfront · marina · landing · bulkhead
pilings
Embedded structural columns
boardwalk · pylons · structure · wooden · concrete · floating · cantilever · breakwater · seawall · construction
seafront
Coastal strip facing sea
- saltwaterOcean water, chemically speaking
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
- netsMesh devices for catching
gulls · fog · tide · boats · masts · rigging · fishermen · catch · briny · weatherbeaten
cargo
Transported goods
warehouse · shipping · trade · import · export · customs · merchants · goods · crates · pallets
wharfsanchorages
Places ships secure themselves
open water · open sea · deep water · high seas · sea
wharfsinterior
Inside area or region
hinterland · inland · warehouses · rail yards · dry storage
- wharf ratRodent of harbor areas
- Fisherman's WharfFamous harborside tourist zone