quay /kiː/noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.[…] its harbour was filled with stately ships; and its quays, swarming with foreign traders and loaded with bales of costly merchandise[…] — 1879 verb1 •To land or tie up at a quay or similar structure, especially used in the phrase "quay up". formsquayed · quaying · quays
