As nouns the difference between docks and quay
is that docks is plural of lang=en while quay is a stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.
As verbs the difference between docks and quay
is that docks is third-person singular of dock while quay is to land or tie up at a quay or similar structure, especially used in the phrase "quay up".
docks
English
Noun
(head)
Verb
(head)
(dock)
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
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