Quay

  • 21quay — [[t]ki͟ː[/t]] quays N COUNT A quay is a long platform beside the sea or a river where boats can be tied up and loaded or unloaded. Jack and Stephen were waiting for them on the quay …

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  • 22quay — UK [kiː] / US [kɪ, keɪ] noun [countable] Word forms quay : singular quay plural quays a hard surface next to a sea or river, where boats can stop …

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  • 23quay — [14] Quay is of Celtic origin. Its immediate source was Old French kai, but this was borrowed from Gaulish caio, which went back to an Old Celtic *kagio . The spelling quay was introduced from modern French in the 17th century. The homophonic cay …

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  • 24Quay, S. — S. Quay (1. Oct.), ist der Bischof Quinocus. S. d …

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  • 25Quay — (PR Keu, Collodan) né à la fin du Vème siècle en Cornouailles anglaise, devint moine puis évêque. il traversa la Manche, débarqua dans le Léon ou dans l anse de Kertugal, près de Saint Quay Portrieux. Il fut assommé à coup d ajoncs par les femmes …

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  • 26Quay — Quai, Quay Nom porté en Savoie et dans les régions voisines. Il devrait s agir d un nom de personne correspondant au latin Caius …

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  • 27quay — noun (C) a place where boats can be tied up or can stop to load and unload: a quay lined with fishing boats …

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  • 28Quay — Sp Kvėjus Ap Quay L JAV apyg. (N. Meksika) …

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  • 29quay — /ki:/ noun the place in a port where ships can tie up ♦ price ex quay or price ex dock price of goods after they have been unloaded, not including transport from the harbour …

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  • 30Quay (disambiguation) — Quay is a term for a type of wharf, used in Britain and (as can be seen from the spedific examples below) in many other places.Quay may refer to: *Boat Quay, a historical quay in Singapore *Circular Quay (horse), a Kentucky thoroughbred race… …

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