wharves (noun) wharf: boat storage
Detalii: a dock is the water next to a wharf or pier and it is not a solid thing, a wharf is built along and parallel to the shore, while a pier runs out and away from or at a right angle to the shore; dock was first a 'natural hollow or creek where a ship could stay at low water'
Sinonime: berth, breakwater,
dock, jetty, landing, landing stage, levee, pier, quay,
slip