QUAY


Meaning of QUAY in English

[quay] n [alter. of earlier key, fr. ME, fr. MF dial. cai, prob. of Celt origin; akin to Bret kae hedge, enclosure; akin to OE hecg hedge] (1696): a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.