"staithe" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /steɪθ/ [UK], /steɪð/ [UK] Forms: staithes [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪθ, -eɪð Etymology: From Old English stæþ and/or Old Norse stöð (“harbor”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|stæþ}} Old English stæþ, {{der|en|non|stöð||harbor}} Old Norse stöð (“harbor”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} staithe (plural staithes)
  1. (UK, obsolete) A riverbank Tags: UK, obsolete
    Sense id: en-staithe-en-noun-GYJ3kRGe Categories (other): British English
  2. (UK, archaic or dialectal) A fixed structure where ships land, especially to load and unload; wharf; landing stage. Tags: UK, archaic, dialectal
    Sense id: en-staithe-en-noun-kyzbY797 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 60 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 68 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 70 25
  3. (UK, rail transport) An installation built at the railside or nearby for the storage of coal unloaded from wagons. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-staithe-en-noun-Te-EmaRJ Categories (other): British English Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wharf

Inflected forms

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