QUAY


Meaning of QUAY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkē, ˈkā, ˈkwā ]

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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