quay
gb/kˈi/ us/kˈi/
B2
אנגלית
~ 10000
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
שם עצם
B2
entity
1
platform beside water for ships
A long, strong platform next to the water in a harbour or river where boats stop so that people or goods can get on or off.
תבנית שימוש:
[a ship] is tied up at the quay
טעות נפוצה:
Learners often confuse the pronunciation and spelling of “quay.” In most modern English (especially British and international varieties), “quay” is pronounced like “key” /kiː/, not like “kway.” It is also sometimes confused with “pier” or “dock”; a quay usually runs along the shore, while a pier sticks out into the water, and “dock” may refer to either the platform or the water space where ships are repaired or loaded.
מילים נרדפות
wharf (Very close in meaning; common in American and general English for a structure where ships load and unload, often used more generally than “quay.”)
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dock (In everyday speech often refers to the place where ships are loaded and unloaded; technically can also mean the water area itself, not just the platform.)
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pier (A structure built out into the water; often used for walking or leisure, while a quay is more clearly for loading and unloading ships.)
הפכים
open sea (Contrasts a sheltered place where ships are tied up with water far from land where ships cannot load or unload.)
צירופים
busy quay
|fishing quay
|container quay
|along the quay
|at the quay
|quay wall
נושאים
transport
|travel
|geography
|transportation
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- We sat on the quay and watched the fishing boats come in at sunset.
- The ferry leaves from the main quay on the north side of the harbour.
- Cargo was piled high along the quay, waiting to be loaded onto the next ship.
- A crowd gathered on the quay to welcome the returning sailors.
- New safety barriers were installed all along the quay after the accident.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The boat is waiting at the quay.
- Many people are standing on the quay to see the ship.
- Trucks take boxes from the ship to the quay.
- There is a small café on the quay.
- The town built a new quay for tourist boats.
פועל
technical
C1
action
2
to provide an area with a quay
To build a quay (a strong wall and platform for ships) along part of a harbour or river.
תבנית שימוש:
to quay [a harbour / a stretch of river]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners almost never use “quay” as a verb, and in modern English it is rare and mainly technical. In most situations, use the noun “quay” or more common verbs like “build a quay” instead of the verb “to quay.”
מילים נרדפות
dock (In technical and planning contexts, "to dock" can overlap in meaning but is broader and more common; “to quay” specifically means to provide a quay structure.)
הפכים
leave unquayed (Technical descriptive opposite: to not build quay structures along a stretch of shoreline.)
צירופים
to quay a harbour
|newly quayed waterfront
|quayed riverbank
נושאים
transport
|engineering
|construction
|travel
|transportation
|work
דוגמאות
- The eastern side of the harbour was quayed in the nineteenth century to handle growing trade.
- Plans have been approved to quay the riverfront and create additional berthing space for commercial vessels.
- Only the northern bank has been fully quayed; the opposite side remains natural shoreline.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- Engineers decided to quay this part of the harbour.
- They will quay the riverbank to make more space for ships.
- The old port was quayed many years ago.