Definition of Pier

1. Noun. A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats.

Exact synonyms: Dock, Wharf, Wharfage
Terms within: Bitt, Bollard, Shipside
Specialized synonyms: Levee, Quay
Generic synonyms: Platform
Derivative terms: Dock, Dock, Wharf, Wharf, Wharf, Wharf, Wharf, Wharf

2. Noun. (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows).
Generic synonyms: Support
Group relationships: Wall
Category relationships: Architecture

3. Noun. A support for two adjacent bridge spans.
Group relationships: Bridge, Span
Generic synonyms: Support

Definition of Pier

1. n. Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge; the piece of wall between two openings.

Definition of Pier

1. a structure extending from land out over water [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pier

pieds terminaux
pied lemming
piefort
pieforts
piehole
pieholes
pieing
pieman
piemen
Piemonte
piend
piends
pieplant
pieplant
pieplants
pier (current term)
pierage
pierages
pierce
Pierce
pierced
piercer
piercer
piercers
pierces
piercing
piercingly
piercings
pierid
pierid

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