wharf

wharf (http://definr.com/wharf)

     n : a platform built out from the shore into the water and
         supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
         [syn: pier, wharfage, dock]
     v 1: provide with a wharf; "Wharf the mouth of the river"
     2: store on a wharf; "Wharf the merchandise"
     3: discharge at a wharf; "wharf the passengers"
     4: come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the
        evening" [syn: moor, berth]
     5: moor at a wharf, of vessels; "The ship was wharfed"