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Boardwalk vs Quay - What's the difference?

boardwalk | quay |

As a noun boardwalk

is a path for pedestrians, typically made out of wood and running alongside a beach.

As a verb quay is

enclose, surround, encircle.

boardwalk

Noun

(en noun)
  • A path for pedestrians, typically made out of wood and running alongside a beach.
  • * 2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/nyregion/new-jersey-continues-to-cope-with-hurricane-sandy.html?hp]," New York Times (retrieved 31 October 2012):
  • New Jersey was reeling on Wednesday from the impact of Hurricane Sandy, which has caused catastrophic flooding here in Hoboken and in other New York City suburbs, destroyed entire neighborhoods across the state and wiped out iconic boardwalks in shore towns that had enchanted generations of vacationgoers.

    quay

    English

    (wikipedia quay)

    Alternative Forms

    *cay

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.
  • Derived terms

    * quayside

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To land or tie up at a quay or similar structure, especially used in the phrase "quay up".
  • See also

    * dock; pier; float; cay; harbour, harbor; mole; riprap; wharf ----