quay
(noun) wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
Source: WordNet® 3.1
quay (plural quays)
(nautical) A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.
quay (third-person singular simple present quays, present participle quaying, simple past and past participle quayed)
To land or tie up at a quay or similar structure, especially used in the phrase "quay up".
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Quay
A surname.
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Source: Wiktionary
Quay, n. Etym: [F. quai. See Key quay.]
Definition: 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.]
Quay, v. t.
Definition: To furnish with quays.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2024
(adjective) of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle
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