quay

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see also: Quay

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /kiː/ enPR: kē
• (Irish) IPA: /keɪ/
• (America) enPR: kē, IPA: /ki/, /keɪ/, /kweɪ/

Noun

quay (plural quays)

1. (nautical) A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.

Translations

• French: quai
• German: Kai, Anlegestelle, Pier
• Italian: banchina
• Portuguese: cais
• Russian: на́бережная
• Spanish: muelle

Verb

quay (quays, present participle quaying; past and past participle quayed)

1. To land or tie up at a quay or similar structure, especially used in the phrase "quay up".

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Quay

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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