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Synonyms for quay

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kee, key, kwey
Phonetic Transcription : ki, keɪ, kweɪ

Définition of quay

Origin :
  • 1690s, variant of Middle English key, keye, caye "wharf" (c.1300; mid-13c. in place names), from Old North French cai (Old French chai, 12c., Modern French quai) "sand bank," from Gaulish caium (5c.), from Old Celtic *kagio- "to encompass, enclose" (cf. Welsh cae "fence, hedge," Cornish ke "hedge"), from PIE *kagh- "to catch, seize; wickerwork, fence" (see hedge (n.)). Spelling altered in English by influence of French quai.
  • noun dock
Example sentences :
  • He's pledged to find you on the quay, and he will—unless some one makes him drunk.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • And then, as they followed the quay of the Gave, they all at once came upon the Grotto.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Although the quay was not yet finished, the work seemed to be quite abandoned.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • He bought one at a shop near the quay, and was back to the steps in ten minutes.
  • Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
  • He was so interested in the crowd on the quay that he did not hear his father speaking to him.
  • Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
  • It was raining in torrents, and the quay was absolutely deserted.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • The quay in perspective to the left, the man who shoulders that sack below.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • Then, as he regained the quay, Juve laughed in his false white beard.
  • Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
  • Filling his pipe afresh, Juve resumed his walk along the quay.
  • Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
  • Down the long line of the quay the friends of the passengers were waving adieus.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

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