quays in English

noun
1
a concrete, stone, or metal platform lying alongside or projecting into water for loading and unloading ships.
It is a source of pride to see the Celtic Explorer alongside the quay in her home port of Galway.
synonyms:wharfpierjettylanding stageberthmarinadockharborharborside
noun

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1. That means permits to enter quays and permits to board ships.

2. 14 Over one million tonnes of agricultural related products pass over the quays in Belfast each year.

3. The “bouquinistes’ (= Paris’ Bookstalls) are traditional secondhand booksellers located along the quays of the rive Seine

4. A forum, quays, harbours, villas, baths and theatres were constructed also a system of water conservation and control.

5. There were depth charge pistol and Hedgehog repair workshops associated with HMS Caroline, some of which would have been on the quays beside her berth in Milewater Basin.

6. The Clarence Hotel is located on the quays in Dublin and our prime location within the buzzing district of Temple Bar in Dublin 2 means that fun, food and music is never far away

7. The ITV franchise Granada Television is partially headquartered in the old Granada Studios site on Quay Street and the new location at MediaCityUK as part of the initial phase of its migration to Salford Quays.