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

  1. Staith as a noun (obsolete):

    A shore or a riverbank.

    Examples:

    "From staith to staith."

  2. 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.

  1. Wharf as a noun:

    A man-made landing place for ships on a shore or river bank.

  2. Wharf as a noun:

    The bank of a river, or the shore of the sea.

  1. Wharf as a verb (transitive):

    To secure by a wharf.

  2. Wharf as a verb (transitive):

    To place on a wharf.

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