transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhwȯrf, ˈwȯrf ]
noun
( plural wharves ˈhwȯrvz, ˈwȯrvz ; also wharfs )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwearf embankment, wharf; akin to Old English hweorfan to turn, Old High German hwerban, Greek karpos wrist
Date: before 12th century
1. : a structure built along or at an angle from the shore of navigable waters so that ships may lie alongside to receive and discharge cargo and passengers
2. obsolete : the bank of a river or the shore of the sea