Definitions For Staithe

Noun

STAITHE (plural STAITHEs) (UK, obsolete) A riverbank (UK, archaic, or, dialectal) A fixed structure where ships land, especially to load and unload; wharf; landing stage. (UK, rail) An installation built at the railside or nearby for the storage of coal unloaded from wagons.

Usage notes

The landing stage sense is common in place names, particularly in the former danelaw area of east and north-east England where it remains dialectal in use.

Synonyms

wharf

Etymology

From {{inh, en, ang, stæþ}} and/or {{der, en, non, stöð, , harbor}}.

See also

{{commonslite}}

Anagrams

atheist, eat shit, hastite, teatish