iskele

== Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اسكله (iskele), from Italian scala. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: is‧ke‧le === Noun === iskele (definite accusative iskeleyi, plural iskeleler) wharf, pier, quay, dock, jetty, any artificial landing place for ships on a shore or bank Synonym: rıhtım (nautical) gangway, an articulating bridge or ramp, such as from land to a dock or ship Synonym: asma merdiven (nautical) larboard, port, the left side of a ship, looking from the stern forward to the bow scaffold, scaffolding, staging, a structure made of wood or tubes on which workers stand ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “iskele”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “iskele”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “iskele”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 2, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2218 Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “iskele”, in Nişanyan Sözlük