A wood or stone platform constructed along the banks of a river or in a harbour to provide berths for vessels to load and discharge passengers and cargo. Similar to quay although a wharf is usually made of wood whilst a quay is built from stone.
Yiplatfom yeplanga okanye yelitye eyenziwe kwindonga zomlambo okanye ezibukweni ukunikezela ngendawo yokulala kwinqanawa ukulayisha okanye ukothula abakhweli okanye imithwalo. Ngokufanayo nesithulelo senqanawa nangona indawo yokulayishela nokothula iinqanawa nayo idla ngokwenziwa ngamaplanga ngeli lixa isothulelo sona sisenziwa ngamatye.