quay (kwɛ)

noun
/kiː/
quai (quai)

Signification

A platform lying alongside or projecting into water for loading and unloading ships.
Traduction de la signification
Une plateforme située le long ou dans l'eau pour charger et décharger des navires.
Une plateforme située le long ou dans l'eau pour charger et décharger des navires.

Phrases d'exemple

The cargo was unloaded at the quay.

La cargaison a été déchargée au quai.
La cargaison a été déchargée au quai.

Synonymes

dock, pier, wharf, jetty

Antonymes

offshore, inland

Collocations

busy quay, stone quay, unload at the quay, ships along the quay

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