Wharf

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What Wikipedia says

A wharf (pl. wharves or wharfs), quay ( KEE, or K(W)AY), staith, or staithe is a structure on the shore of a harbor or on the bank of a river or canal where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.

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Image: Grand Parc - Bordeaux, France from France, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.