Definition of "wharves" []

• A plural of wharf. (noun)

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• "Moors you see along the wharves are the spon-ta-ne-ous born of the soil."
• "A salt-water creature very destructive to shipping and the wharves is the teredo, or ship-worm."
• "There is a quaintness and unworldliness about its old streets and wharves, which is indescribable in print; there is a wonderfully impressive expanse of sea and sky on the Bay of Bidassoa, a couple of kilometres away, and all sorts and conditions of men may find an occupation here for any passing mood they may have."