Quay
[kiː] or [ki]
Definition
(n.) 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.
(v. t.) To furnish with quays.
Editor: Thea
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Wharf.
Typist: Sonia
Definition
n. a landing-place: a wharf for the loading or unloading of vessels.—n. Quay′age payment for use of a quay.
Typed by Allan
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of a quay, denotes that you will contemplate making a long tour in the near future. To see vessels while standing on the quay, denotes the fruition of wishes and designs.
Typed by Ethan
Examples
- Even in the neighborhood of the mines people soon grew used to seeing Puffing Billy, as the engine was called, traveling back and forth from the pit to the quay, and took it quite for granted. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- In illustration of this idea he invented a crane, which was erected on Newcastle quay in 1846; another was constructed on the Albert dock at Liverpool, and others at other places. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- In time he moved to Willington Quay, a village on the River Tyne, where coal was shipped to London. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The man next to me, upon the aft side, was one whom I had particularly noticed when we were led down the quay. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- As they went in to meet her at the landing-place at the quay, Emmy's knees trembled so that she scarcely could run. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She had meant to drive down to the quay and regain the yacht; but she now had the immediate impression that something more was to happen first. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Here he married, and made his home in a small cottage near the quay. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- He knew Vevay well, and as soon as the boat touched the little quay, he hurried along the shore to La Tour, where the Carrols were living en pension. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- We took a little walk through the village then went down to the quay to get our bags. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Little Dorrit was in front with her brother and Mrs General (Mr Dorrit had remained at home), but on the brink of the quay they all came together. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- We came along past the chained boats in the slips along the quay to where the barman's boat should be. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- There were many fishing boats along the quay and nets were spread on racks. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I pulled hard on the left oar and came in close, then straightened out when we were close to the quay and brought the boat alongside. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- In due time this happy party landed at the quays of Rotterdam, whence they were transported by another steamer to the city of Cologne. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- In my fanciful times, I fancy that they might be anywhere; and I almost expect to see their dear faces on the bridges or the quays. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Similarly the fifth book begins with a discussion of the theori es of Pythagoras, but its real topic is public buildings--fora, basilicas, theaters, baths, pal?stras, harbors, and quays. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Boats without awnings were too hot to touch; ships blistered at their moorings; the stones of the quays had not cooled, night or day, for months. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
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