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Quay vs Quag - What's the difference?

quay | quag |

As nouns the difference between quay and quag

is that quay is a stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf while quag is quagmire; marsh; bog.

As a verb quay

is to land or tie up at a quay or similar structure, especially used in the phrase "quay up".

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 ----

    quag

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) quagmire; marsh; bog.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year = 1771 , date = December 16 , first = John , last = Walker , authorlink = , title = Account of the Irruption of Solway Moss , passage = If a person ventures on one of these quags , it bends in waves under his feet; and if the surface breaks, he is in danger of sinking to the bottom. }}
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year = 1784 , first = William , last = Cowper , authorlink = William Cowper , title = Tirocinium; or, a Review of Schools , passage = Crooked or straight, through quags or thorny dells }}