a structure or platform of timber, masonry, iron, earth, or other material, built on the shore of a harbor, river, canal, or the like, and usually extending from the shore to deep water, so that vessels may lie close alongside to receive and discharge cargo, passengers, etc.; a quay; a pier.-the bank of a river, or the shore of the sea.-to guard or secure by a firm wall of timber or stone constructed like a wharf; to furnish with a wharf or wharfs.-to place upon a wharf; to bring to a wharf.