Meanings
plural quaysides
- alsoattributiveAn area alongside a quay.
The boat trains are run straight into the quayside shed alongside the ship, where immigration and customs formalities are carried out under cover.
1959 February, G. Freeman Allen, “Southampton—Gateway to the Ocean”, in Trains Illustrated, page 891 more example
It was purchased by the Isle of Wight Railway in 1882, and continued to work between Brading and Bembridge until 1917, when it was taken over by the War Department, and sent overseas for war service in Mesopotamia, whence it never returned. It survived until at least 1921, when it was observed on the quayside at Basra.
1948 July and August, K. Westcott Jones, “The Isle of Wight Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 217
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian пристан
- пристан (pristan)an area alongside a quay
Czech nábřeží
- nábřežían area alongside a quay
Finnish laiturin vieri
- laiturin vierian area alongside a quay
Norwegian Bokmål kaikant
- kaikantan area alongside a quay
Polish nabrzeże
- nabrzeżean area alongside a quay
Russian на́бережная
- на́бережная (náberežnaja)an area alongside a quay
Slovak nábreží
- nábrežían area alongside a quay
Spanish andén
- andénan area alongside a quay
Ukrainian на́бережна
- на́бережна (náberežna)an area alongside a quay
Cite this entry
quayside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quayside
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