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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesquai
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kay
"Les bateaux sont amarrés le long du quai."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The side of a quay or wharf where ships can be loaded and unloaded.
"Several large cargo ships were docked along the bustling quayside."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English: from 'quay' (from Old French 'kay') + 'side' (from Old English 'sīde').
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Quayside"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Quayside" is said worldwide
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quai
Transliteration: kay
"Les bateaux sont amarrés le long du quai."
Kai
Transliteration: kai
"Die Schiffe lagen am Kai vor Anker."
banchina
Transliteration: bankina
"I marinai stavano camminando lungo la banchina."
muelle
Transliteration: mwe-ye
"Los pescadores reparaban sus redes en el muelle."
cais
Transliteration: kajsh
"O navio atracou no cais ao amanhecer."
घाट
Transliteration: ghaat
"জাহাজ घाट पर आकर रुका।"
码头
Transliteration: mǎtóu
"货轮正停泊在码头边卸货。"
부두
Transliteration: budu
"배들이 부두에 안전하게 정박해 있다."
埠頭
Transliteration: futō
"船が埠頭のそばに静かに停泊している。"
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