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[ peer-hed ] / ˈpɪərˌhɛd /
nounthe outermost end of a pier or wharf. (in the Great Lakes area) a breakwater. Origin of pierheadFirst recorded in 1675–85; pier + head Words nearby pierheadPierce's disease, piercing, piercing saw, Piercy, pier glass, pierhead, Pieria, Pierian, Pierian Spring, pierid, Pierides Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pierheadI say, Mr Frobisher, did you happen to notice a yellow-skinned chap standing on the pierhead as we left the dock? A Chinese Command|Harry Collingwood She backed away from the Wrangel wharf with Tommy waving his hand to his partner on the pierhead. Burned Bridges|Bertrand W. Sinclair Past the pierhead we found some wind, actually got the engine started, and ploughed away at a cheerful ten knots. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10)|James Edward Parrott From a flagstaff at the pierhead, the red ensign of England was displayed. The Ebb-Tide|Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyde Osbourne
He recognized Captain Leeds on the bridge, and, running along the pierhead until he was just below it, waved wildly at him. Captain Macklin|Richard Harding Davis
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