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- DictionaryPier/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"
- 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"
1. : an intermediate support for the adjacent ends of two bridge spans. 2. : a structure (such as a breakwater) extending into navigable water for use as a landing place or promenade or to protect or form a harbor. 3. : a vertical structural support: such as. a. : the wall between two openings. b. : pillar, pilaster. c.
Pier definition: a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.. See examples of PIER used in a sentence.
PIER definition: 1. a long structure sticking out from the land over the sea, where people can walk or large boats…. Learn more.
pier. (pɪər) n. 1. a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, etc. 2. (in a bridge or the like) a support for the ends of adjacent spans. 3. a square pillar. 4. a portion of wall between doors, windows, etc.
PIER meaning: 1. a long structure sticking out from the land over the sea, where people can walk or large boats…. Learn more.
a long low structure built in a lake, river or the sea and joined to the land at one end, used by boats to allow passengers to get on and off synonym landing stage. The river bus leaves from Pier 4. (specialist) a large strong piece of wood, metal or stone that is used to support a roof, wall, bridge, etc.
A pier is a platform reaching out to sea that can be used as a landing place for ships. If you enjoy sea fishing and don't have a boat, try casting your line from the end of the pier.
5 days ago · A pier is a platform sticking out into water, usually the sea, which people walk along or use when getting onto or off boats.
PIER meaning: a long structure that is built from the land out over the sea and sometimes has entertainments…. Learn more.
A heavy structure supporting the spans of a bridge, esp. (as distinguished from an abutment), one supporting the adjacent ends of two center spans of a long bridge. A heavy column, usually square, used to support weight, as at the end of an arch.
