quai

Definitions of quai
  1. noun
    a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
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    type of:
    plate-forme, podium
    a raised horizontal surface
  2. noun
    land bordering a body of water
    synonyms: bord de l'eau
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    type of:
    berge, rive
    sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
  3. noun
    wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
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