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quays

UK/kiːz/

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Ireland/keɪz/

quays is the plural of quay.

Meaning of quay

Noun

quay (plural quays)

  1. A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.
    • moor up in the quay

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Words that rhyme with quays

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Questions about quays

What is quays the plural of?
Quays is the plural of quay.
How do you pronounce quays?
Quays is pronounced /kiːz/ (UK).

Words near quays in the dictionary

  1. Quaylisms
  2. quayman
  3. quaymaster
  4. quaymasters
  5. quaymen
  6. quays
  7. quayside
  8. quaysider
  9. quaysiders
  10. quaysides
  11. quayward

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