[1675–85; pier + head]This word is first recorded in the period 1675–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: eclectic, explorer, hustle, mouthpiece, stoma
Examples of 'pierhead' in a sentence
pierhead
The narrow-gauge railway stops prematurely outside the pierhead station, blocked by a contractor's fence.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Some 3,700ft offshore, bathed in a solar spotlight, is the pierhead.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
As a final gesture, she went down to the pierhead and threw her ring into the sea.