wharf

molo, banchina

Struttura lungo l’acqua dove le barche si fermano per far salire o scendere persone e caricare o scaricare merci.

In inglese semplice: A built area beside water where boats stop to load or unload people and goods.

• The boat stopped at the wharf.
• Workers unloaded boxes onto the wharf.
• Several ships were tied up beside the old wharves.

Sinonimi: quay, dock, pier

Espressioni comuni: at the wharf, wooden wharf, fishing wharf

riva, sponda

Terra lungo il margine di un fiume o del mare.

In inglese semplice: The land along the edge of a river or the sea.

• Grass grew along the wharf.
• The river flooded the low wharf after heavy rain.
• They walked beside the water on the sandy wharf.

Sinonimi: bank, shore

Espressioni comuni: river wharf, grassy wharf, along the wharf