quay

«quay» in Mova's school dictionary: A stone or concrete platform along the edge of water in a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a quay, quays)

meaning for a pupil

A stone or concrete platform along the edge of water in a harbour, where boats stop to load and unload: «The fishing boats tied up at the quay.» tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography lessons quays are part of ports and harbours; in everyday life and stories people walk along the quay to watch boats. Phrases: «on the quay», «along the quay», «quayside».

examples

• The ferry waited at the quay. tree →
• Fishermen unloaded their catch on the quay. tree →
• We ate chips on the quay and watched the boats. tree →
• Stand back from the edge of the quay. tree →
• Old warehouses line the quayside. tree →
• The tall ship was moored at the quay for the festival. tree →
• The moment the merchant began praying the winds were stilled, the sea became calm, and the ship went sailing on prosperously to the quay. tree →

note

Sounds exactly like «key» (KEE) — a homophone; also like «cay» (a small island). Countable: quay, quays. Similar words: wharf, dock, pier, jetty (a pier sticks out into the sea; a quay runs along the shore). Safety: quays have no railings; do not run near the edge.

In the corpora

• Never play near harbour edges, quays or mooring ropes; the water is deep and cold and ropes can snap tight.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «quay» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.