piernoun [ C ]
uk/pɪər/us/pɪr/pier noun [ C ] (PLATFORM)
a long structure sticking out from the land over the sea, where people can walk or large boats can be tied, sometimes with restaurants and places of entertainment on it
a low structure built at the edge of water, used especially for getting into and out of boats
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Ports & docks
- anchorage
- basin
- boathouse
- breakwater
- derrick
- dockland
- dockyard
- free port
- harbour
- harbour master
- hoverport
- jetty
- marina
- pierhead
- port
- sea wall
- slip
- terminal
- the dockside
- wharf
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Bridges
pier noun [ C ] (COLUMN)
specialized architecture a strong thick column used to support a wall, roof, or other structure
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Physical supports and supporting
- backbone
- bearing
- bolster
- bookend
- buoy
- burden
- buttress
- cantilever
- groan
- pile
- pillar
- rafter
- runner
- scaffold
- scaffolding
- shore
- shore sth up
- stem
- stilt
- underpin
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