The difference between Staith and Wharf
When used as nouns, staith means a shore or a riverbank, whereas wharf means a man-made landing place for ships on a shore or river bank.
Wharf is also verb with the meaning: to secure by a wharf.
check bellow for the other definitions of Staith and Wharf
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Staith as a noun (obsolete):
A shore or a riverbank.
Examples:
"From staith to staith."
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Staith as a noun (UK, dialect):
A landing place; an elevated staging upon a wharf for discharging coal, etc., as from railway cars into vessels.
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Wharf as a noun:
A man-made landing place for ships on a shore or river bank.
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Wharf as a noun:
The bank of a river, or the shore of the sea.
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Wharf as a verb (transitive):
To secure by a wharf.
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Wharf as a verb (transitive):
To place on a wharf.