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quai

noun

ˈkā

Definition of quai

as in dock

a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers the tour boat pulled up to the quai on the left bank of the Seine

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Recent Examples of quai The quai there was badly lit, the curb stacked with boards left over from a construction project. — Bill Buford, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2020 Despite her resolve to give up, however, a blue-eyed, homeless Frenchman rescues her onto the quai and initiates her inward awakening. — Kate Betts, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2017 Rick Warner, the director of film studies at the University of North Carolina, deliberately selects films with slow pacing and subtle details, such as Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, a three-hour movie that mostly follows a woman doing chores in her apartment. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026

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Whistling and cheering, crowds gathered on the concrete dock below.

— Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 2 July 2026
The morgue that serves La Guaira is makeshift—a white tent on a dock lined with body bags and coffins.

— Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026

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Francis had waited over an hour in the relentless heat just at the pier alone.

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 3 July 2026
New retail openings in Cannes and Saint-Tropez, a takeover of the pier at Hôtel Martinez and the launch of the 72-metre ALO Voyage yacht together signal something much bigger than summer brand theatre.

— Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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