Wharfing

noun

1. A structure in the form of a wharf; materials of which a wharf is constructed; wharves in general.
2. In hydraulic engin., a method of facing seawalls by the use of sheet-piling anchored to the bank.
3. Wharfs, collectively.
4. A mode of facing sea walls and embankments with planks driven as piles and secured by ties.
5. Wharfs collectively.