staithe
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Is staithe a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of staithe?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (UK, obsolete) A riverbankUKobsolete
2. (UK, archaic or dialectal) A fixed structure where ships land, especially to load and unload; wharf; landing stage.Examples: "Trevithick's first use of steam traction on rail took place at Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, on a tramroad 9¾ miles long between the Penydarren ironworks of Samuel Homfray, and the staithes at Abercynon, where the worked iron was loaded into barges on the Glamorganshire Canal."UKarchaicdialectal
3. (UK, rail transport) An installation built at the railside or nearby for the storage of coal unloaded from wagons.UK
Definition source: Wiktionary