pier

noun

/pɪə(r)/

/pɪr/

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a long structure built in the sea and joined to the land at one end, often with places of entertainment on it
- After lunch, the family went for a walk along the pier.
- Blackpool pier
- the fishermen on the pier
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- beach
- coast
- harbour
- pier
- sandbank
- sea
- shoreline
- surf
- tide
- wave
CulturePiers were originally built so that people and goods could get onto and off boats at the end, but in the 19th century many British towns by the sea built large piers for pleasure, often with theatres, restaurants and entertainments on them. Some of them are still popular tourist attractions.
Topics Buildingsc1, Geographyc1
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.
Topics Geographyc1
(specialist) a large strong piece of wood, metal or stone that is used to support a roof, wall, bridge, etc.

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

单词	pier
释义	pier noun /pɪə(r)/ /pɪr/ jump to other results a long structure built in the sea and joined to the land at one end, often with places of entertainment on it After lunch, the family went for a walk along the pier. Blackpool pier the fishermen on the pier Wordfinder beach coast harbour pier sandbank sea shoreline surf tide wave CulturePiers were originally built so that people and goods could get onto and off boats at the end, but in the 19th century many British towns by the sea built large piers for pleasure, often with theatres, restaurants and entertainments on them. Some of them are still popular tourist attractions. Topics Buildingsc1, Geographyc1 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. Topics Geographyc1 (specialist) a large strong piece of wood, metal or stone that is used to support a roof, wall, bridge, etc. Word OriginMiddle English: from medieval Latin pera, of unknown origin.
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