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Staithe vs Staith - What's the difference?

staithe | staith |

Staith is a hyponym of staithe.



As nouns the difference between staithe and staith

is that staithe is a riverbank while staith is a landing place; an elevated staging upon a wharf for discharging coal, etc., as from railway cars into vessels.

staithe

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (UK, obsolete) A riverbank
  • (UK, archaic, or, dialectal) A fixed structure where ships land, especially to load and unload; wharf; landing stage.

    • Usage notes

    The landing stage sense is common in place names, particularly in the former Danelaw area of east and north-east England where it remains dialectal in use.

    Synonyms

    * wharf

    See also

    * (commonslite)

    Anagrams

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    staith

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A landing place; an elevated staging upon a wharf for discharging coal, etc., as from railway cars into vessels.
    • (Webster 1913)