quay

noun

A wharf or reinforced bank for the loading or unloading of ships or boats.

An obsolete or dialectal form of whey.

A landing-place; a place where vessels are loaded and unloaded; a wharf: usually constructed of stone, but sometimes of wood, iron, etc., along a line of coast or a river-bank or round a harbor or dock.

To furnish with a quay or quays.

transitive verb

To furnish with quays.