pier, wharf, wharfage, dock
(noun) a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
pier
(noun) a support for two adjacent bridge spans
pier
(noun) (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pier (plural piers)
A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.
A similar structure, especially at a seaside resort, used to provide entertainment.
(US, nautical) A structure that projects tangentially from the shoreline to accommodate ships; often double-sided.
A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge.
(architecture) A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof, or the hinges of a gate.
• Peri, peri, peri-, prie, ripe
Source: Wiktionary
Pier, n. Etym: [OE. pere, OF. piere a stone, F. pierre, fr. L. petra, Gr. Petrify.]
1. (Arch.) (a) Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge; the piece of wall between two openings. (b) Any additional or auxiliary mass of masonry used to stiffen a wall. See Buttress.
2. A projecting wharf or landing place. Abutment pier, the pier of a bridge next the shore; a pier which by its strength and stability resists the thrust of an arch.
– Pier glass, a mirror, of high and narrow shape, to be put up between windows.
– Pier table, a table made to stand between windows.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 March 2025
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