Difference between Wharf and Dock

What is the difference between Wharf and Dock?

Wharf as a noun is a man-made landing place jutting out to sea or by a river; mole, pier, or quay while Dock as a noun is a fixed structure attached to shore to which a vessel is secured when in port.

Wharf

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A man-made landing place jutting out to sea or by a river; mole, pier, or quay

Dock

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To land at a harbour.To join two moving items.To cut off a section of an animal's tail.To reduce wages; to deduct.To drag a user interface element (such as a toolbar) to a position on screen where it snaps into place.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A fixed structure attached to shore to which a vessel is secured when in port.The body of water between two piers or wharves.A burdock plant, or the leaves of that plant.Any plant in the genus Rumex.Part of a courtroom where accused sits.A section of a hotel or restaurant, as in coffee dockThe root of an animal's tail, also what remains after the tail has been docked.(also doc) the buttocks or anus.A device designed as a base for holding a connected portable appliance such as a laptop computer (in this case, referred to as a docking station), or a mobile telephone, for providing the necessary electrical charge for its autonomy, or as a hardware extension for additional capabilities.A toolbar that provides the user with a way of launching applications, and switching between running applications

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