Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Quay \Quay\, v. t. To furnish with quays. [1913 Webster]The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Quay \Quay\, n. [F. quai. See Key quay.] A mole, bank, or wharf, formed toward the sea, or at the side of a harbor, river, or other navigable water, for convenience in loading and unloading vessels. [Written also key.] [1913 Webster]U.S. Gazetteer (1990):
Quay, NM Zip code(s): 88433 Quay, OK (town, FIPS 61450) Location: 36.16007 N, 96.70967 W Population (1990): 59 (22 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
35 Moby Thesaurus words for "quay": anchorage, anchorage ground, basin, berth, breakwater, bulkhead, dock, dockage, dockyard, dry dock, embankment, groin, harbor, harborage, haven, jetty, jutty, landing, landing place, landing stage, levee, marina, mole, moorings, pier, port, protected anchorage, road, roads, roadstead, seaport, seawall, shipyard, slip, wharf

