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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pier /pɪr/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Civil Engineeringa structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, etc.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pier (pēr),USA pronunciation n. - Civil Engineeringa 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. - Civil Engineering(in a bridge or the like) a support for the ends of adjacent spans.
- Buildinga square pillar.
- Building, Architecturea portion of wall between doors, windows, etc.
- Buildinga pillar or post on which a gate or door is hung.
- Civil Engineering, Building, Architecturea support of masonry, steel, or the like for sustaining vertical pressure.
- a long passageway or corridor that extends from a central area of a building, esp. one at an airport that leads to boarding gates.
- Anglo-Latin pera, pēra pier of a bridge
- Middle English pere, earlier (perh. late Old English) per bef. 1150
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pier /pɪə/ n - a structure with a deck that is built out over water, and used as a landing place, promenade, etc
- a pillar that bears heavy loads, esp one of rectangular cross section
- the part of a wall between two adjacent openings
- another name for buttress
Etymology: 12th Century per, from Anglo-Latin pera pier supporting a bridge |