Quayside

//ˈkiːsaɪd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An area alongside a quay. also, attributive

    "It was purchased by the Isle of Wight Railway in 1882, and continued to work between Brading and Bembridge until 1917, when it was taken over by the War Department, and sent overseas for war service in Mesopotamia, whence it never returned. It survived until at least 1921, when it was observed on the quayside at Basra."

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"I noticed that all day long men were working on the quayside."

Etymology

From quay + side.

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