QUAY


Meaning of QUAY in English

noun Etymology: alteration of earlier key, from Middle English, from Middle French dialect (Picard) kay, probably of Celtic origin; akin to Breton kae hedge, enclosure; akin to Old English hecg hedge Date: circa 1635 a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place

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