Associations to the word «Quay»

Pictures for the word «Quay»

Wiktionary

QUAY, noun. (nautical) A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.
QUAY, verb. To land or tie up at a quay or similar structure, especially used in the phrase "quay up".

Dictionary definition

QUAY, noun. Wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats