pierhead

[ peer-hed ]

/ ˈpɪərˌhɛd /

the outermost end of a pier or wharf.

(in the Great Lakes area) a breakwater.

Origin of pierhead

First recorded in 1675–85; pier + head

I say, Mr Frobisher, did you happen to notice a yellow-skinned chap standing on the pierhead as we left the dock?

A Chinese Command |Harry Collingwood
She backed away from the Wrangel wharf with Tommy waving his hand to his partner on the pierhead.

Burned Bridges |Bertrand W. Sinclair
Past the pierhead we found some wind, actually got the engine started, and ploughed away at a cheerful ten knots.

The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) |James Edward Parrott
From a flagstaff at the pierhead, the red ensign of England was displayed.

The Ebb-Tide |Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyde Osbourne

He recognized Captain Leeds on the bridge, and, running along the pierhead until he was just below it, waved wildly at him.

Captain Macklin |Richard Harding Davis