And yet apparently the grid I thought was definitive...wasn't quite as definitive as that.
See the very long comment thread on http://languagehat.com/wharf-quay-pier-jetty/ for more than you ever wanted to know about the disagreements over these terms (and what were the most influential record albums...it makes sense in context).
I suspect that in a developed river transport economy, the overnight stops would be developed with piers (where the river was deep in the center but shallow along the shoreline) or quays/embankments that allow boats/barges to tie up right at the water's edge (created by some combination of dredging and building the shoreline out to navigable depth).
In colloquial American English, though, "meet me at the dock" or "I'll be docked nearby" would probably cover all of those cases well enough.
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See the very long comment thread on
http://languagehat.com/wharf-quay-pier-jetty/ for more than you ever wanted to know about the disagreements over these terms (and what were the most influential record albums...it makes sense in context).
I suspect that in a developed river transport economy, the overnight stops would be developed with piers (where the river was deep in the center but shallow along the shoreline) or quays/embankments that allow boats/barges to tie up right at the water's edge (created by some combination of dredging and building the shoreline out to navigable depth).
In colloquial American English, though, "meet me at the dock" or "I'll be docked nearby" would probably cover all of those cases well enough.