pier

[ peer ]

/ pɪər /

noun

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

before 1150; Middle English pere, earlier (perhaps late Old English) per < Anglo-Latin pera, pēra pier of a bridge

OTHER WORDS FROM pier

un·der·pier, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pier

dock harbor pier wharf

Words nearby pier

pieman, piemonte, pienaar, piend, pieplant, pier, pier glass, pier table, pierce, pierce's disease, pierced

Example sentences from the Web for pier

Standing on the pier was a crowd of tearful fans, dressed in their best flapper frocks.

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The river smelled faintly briny as waves brushed up against the pier.

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But to do that, you would probably not put a roller coaster on the end of a pier.

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Nearby, at the Beard Street Warehouses, Pier Glass was nearly washed away.

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Many lawyers think that Pier Luigi Foschi, the CEO of Costa Cruiseline, should also be investigated.

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He went shrimping off the end of the pier for the delectation of the mincing crowd of promenaders twice more.

The Master of the Ceremonies |George Manville Fenn
We went from our table to the pier to see her descend from the steamer.

Children of the Market Place |Edgar Lee Masters
The pier was decorated for her reception, flags waved and bands played.

Arundel |Edward Frederic Benson
I followed them down to the pier, and stood there watching the steamer preparing to start.

Saved at Sea |Mrs. O.F. Walton
Again, a ball is in contact with the pier of its proper bridge so that it cannot run it by a blow.

Croquet |Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for pier

pier

/ (pɪə) /

noun

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)

Word Origin for pier

C12 per, from Anglo-Latin pera pier supporting a bridge

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