quayside

noun

: land bordering a quay

Examples of quayside in a Sentence

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Pop into the cathedral and the famous arched Chiostro del Paradiso before heading down to charming Marina Grande for a fishy fritto misto on the quayside. Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2024 Dali was involved in a collision in 2016 when the container ship collided with the quayside in Antwerp, Belgium, according to VesselFinder. Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1778, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of quayside was in 1778

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“Quayside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quayside. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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