staithe

Etymology
From and/or.

Noun

 * 1)  A riverbank
 * 2)  A fixed structure where ships land, especially to load and unload; wharf; landing stage.
 * 3)  An installation built at the railside or nearby for the storage of coal unloaded from wagons.
 * 1)  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.