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What is the noun for quayside?

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quay
  1. (nautical) A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The barge slowed as it approached the quay, and the rowers shipped their oars.”
quayage
  1. The fee charged for using a quay.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Southgate probably represents an area of riverfront settlement providing quayage for boats without them having to travel further upriver to Fybridge.”
      “The area of the harbour is 42 acres, with nearly 700 lineal yards of quayage.”
      “The port has a dock of nearly 30 acres, accommodating vessels drawing 19 ft. and a large extent of quayage.”
quayman
  1. A man who works on a quay.
quayside
  1. (chiefly attributive) An area alongside a quay.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The tourists gathered on the quayside to watch the massive cruise ship sail into the harbor.”
      “Over 100 three and four-masted sailing ships will be berthed on the quayside here for over a week.”
      “On the quayside fishwives gut fish by hand and the catch is kippered by traditional methods.”
quaysides
quaymen
  1. plural of quayman
quayages
  1. plural of quayage
quays
  1. plural of quay
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  3. Examples:
    1. “In Istanbul, too, there was the problem of privately owned areas that had to be expropriated to make way for the new docks and quays.”
      “If he lived by a port, then his duties would require him to deal with the maintenance of ships and quays.”
      “The Transport Minister could clear the quays by invoking parking slot limitations on Dublin Bus.”
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