The difference between Staithe and Wharf
When used as nouns, staithe means 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 Staithe and Wharf
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Staithe as a noun (UK, obsolete):
A riverbank
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Staithe as a noun (UK, archaic, or, dialectal):
A fixed structure where ships land, especially to load and unload; wharf; landing stage.
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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.