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- [kee, key, kwey]
- /ki, keɪ, kweɪ/
- /kiː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kee, key, kwey]
- /ki, keɪ, kweɪ/
Definitions of quay word
- noun quay Matthew Stanley, 1833–1904, U.S. politician: senator 1887–99, 1901–4. 1
- noun quay A concrete, stone, or metal platform lying alongside or projecting into water for loading and unloading ships. 1
- noun quay mooring place for boats 1
- countable noun quay A quay is a long platform beside the sea or a river where boats can be tied up and loaded or unloaded. 0
- noun quay a wharf, typically one built parallel to the shoreline 0
- noun quay a wharf, usually of concrete or stone, for use in loading and unloading ships 0
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Origin of quay
First appearance:
before 1690 One of the 49% oldest English words
1690-1700; spelling variant (after French quai) of earlier kay (also key, whence the modern pronunciation) < Old French kay, cay; akin to Spanish cayo shoal. See key2
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Parts of speech for Quay
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quay popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
quay usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for quay
noun quay
- dock — any of various weedy plants belonging to the genus Rumex, of the buckwheat family, as R. obtusifolius (bitter dock) or R. acetosa (sour dock) having long taproots.
- dockside — land or area adjoining a dock: We were at the dockside to greet them.
- wharf — a structure built on the shore of or projecting into a harbor, stream, etc., so that vessels may be moored alongside to load or unload or to lie at rest; quay; pier.
- quayside — the area bordering and around a quay or quays.
- jetty — a pier or structure of stones, piles, or the like, projecting into the sea or other body of water to protect a harbor, deflect the current, etc.
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