pier
a 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.
(in a bridge or the like) a support for the ends of adjacent spans.
a square pillar.
a portion of wall between doors, windows, etc.
a pillar or post on which a gate or door is hung.
a 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, especially one at an airport that leads to boarding gates.
Origin of pier
1Other words from pier
- un·der·pier, noun
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How to use pier in a sentence
We leaned over the fishing pier and let the silence wrap around us.
A day’s drive from Chicago, exploring a very different Illinois | Carson Vaughan | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostIt isn’t just because the refinery relies on dredging, which is partially taxpayer funded, for sugar ships to reach its piers.
Domino Sugar is replacing its massive neon landmark in Baltimore — and hopes no one will notice a difference | Colin Campbell | February 7, 2021 | Washington PostThe first will be to design the international pier extending out into the Pacific Ocean.
Border Report: Rethinking Public Space in Friendship Park | Maya Srikrishnan | February 1, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoA submariner’s true comfort zone is beneath the waves so as soon as we broke ties with the pier we navigated toward water that was deep enough for us to dive.
How a Nuclear Submarine Officer Learned to Live in Tight Quarters - Issue 94: Evolving | Steve Weiner | December 30, 2020 | NautilusAlong the Pacific Coast, pier fishermen regularly catch them using live bait and hooks and lift or umbrella nets.
14 wild edibles you can pull right out of the ocean | By Bob McNally/Field & Stream | October 19, 2020 | Popular-Science
The designer's body was recovered near pier 59 in Chelsea in the water alongside his docked yacht.
Fashion Designer Michele Savoia Found Dead in Hudson River | Erin Cunningham | February 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTStanding on the pier was a crowd of tearful fans, dressed in their best flapper frocks.
Tallulah Bankhead: Gay, Drunk and Liberated in an Era of Excess Art | Judith Mackrell | January 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe river smelled faintly briny as waves brushed up against the pier.
The Marine and His Cousin the Firefighter | Maurice Emerson Decaul | September 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut to do that, you would probably not put a roller coaster on the end of a pier.
Leave Seaside’s Roller Coaster in the Ocean as a Symbol of Sandy’s Craziness | Malcolm Jones | December 1, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTNearby, at the Beard Street Warehouses, pier Glass was nearly washed away.
Red Hook Still Crying Out for Relief in Sandy’s Wake | Allison Yarrow | November 6, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTFive hundred of our fighting men are running to and fro between cliffs and sea carrying stones wherewith to improve our pier.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonAt the pier at "W" were several big lighters filled with wounded who were about to be towed out to Hospital ships.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonGwynne turned with a start and found that Isabel had run her launch up to a little pier.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonIt also authorised the construction and maintenance, as p. 150part of such railways, of any pier, quay or jetty.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowThe water-edge is faced with a handsome granite pier and steps, the blocks of which are bolted with copper.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria Graham
British Dictionary definitions for pier
/ (pɪə) /
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 (def. 1)
Origin of pier
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