— quaylike , adj.
/kee, kay, kway/ , n.
a landing place, esp. one of solid masonry, constructed along the edge of a body of water; wharf.
[ 1690-1700; sp. var. (after F quai ) of earlier kay (also key, whence the mod. pronunciation) kay, cay; akin to Sp cayo shoal. See KEY 2 ]
Syn . pier, dock, landing, levee.