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Webster 1913 Edition


Quay

Quay

,
Noun.
[F.
quai
. See
Key
quay.]
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

,
Verb.
T.
To furnish with quays.

Webster 1828 Edition


Quay

QUAY

,
Noun.
ke.
A key; a mole or wharf, constructed in harbors for securing vessels and receiving goods unladen or to be shipped on board.

QUAY

,
Verb.
T.
To furnish with quays.

Definition 2024


quay

quay

See also: quây, quấy, quầy, quẩy, and quậy

English

Alternative forms

Noun

quay (plural quays)

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

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Translations

Verb

quay (third-person singular simple present quays, present participle quaying, simple 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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Vietnamese

Etymology

From Bahnar wih (to return), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *waj(-h) (to turn; to wave)

Pronunciation

Verb

quay (, , , 𢮿, 𢵴, 𨆠, 𨧰)

  1. to turn; to revolve; to swivel
  2. to whirl; to reverse; to turn back
  3. to spit roast

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