Wharf
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
A space of ground artificially prepared for the reception of merchandise from a ship or vessel, so as to promote the convenient loading and discharging of such vessel. A structure on the margin of navigable waters, alongside of which vessels can be brought for the sake of being conveniently loaded or unloaded.
62 Conn. 138; 93 N. Y. 151.