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   Pier

   /pir/

   

   noun

   • 1. a platform supported on pillars or girders leading out from the shore into a body of water, used as a landing stage for boats: "to my right lies the wooden pier where boats moor during the summer" Similar jettyquaywharfdocklandinglanding stagelanding placeslipwaymarinawaterfrontbreakwatermolegroindykesea wallembankment
   • ▪ a structure supported on pillars leading out to sea and used as an entertainment area, typically incorporating arcades and places to eat: "the pier was the fourth longest in the country at 562 feet, with a large saloon and concert hall at the end"
   • ▪ a breakwater or mole: "work began on two basins and breakwater piers"
   • 2. a solid support designed to sustain vertical pressure: "a raised foundation rests on four piers—concrete cylinders dug partially into the ground for stability"
   • ▪ a pillar supporting an arch or a bridge: "the approach viaducts to the bridge consist of reinforced concrete piers supporting four main beams" Similar supportcutwaterpilepilingplinthpedestalfootfootingabutmentbuttressstanchionpropstayuprightpillarpostcolumn
   • ▪ a section of a wall between windows or other adjacent openings: "this painting found a new home positioned in the pier between the southwest window and the door to the Red Room"

   Word Origin Middle English: from medieval Latin pera, of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Gothic_architectureGothic architecture - Wikipedia

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   17 hours ago · Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas.