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Pier

//pɪə(ɹ)// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.

    "Your boat is docked at the pier."

  2. 2
    a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats wordnet
  3. 3
    A similar structure, especially at a seaside resort, used to provide entertainment.

    "There is a gaming arcade on the pier."

  4. 4
    a support for two adjacent bridge spans wordnet
  5. 5
    A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge.

    "The force of the explosion demolished one pair of piers and two spans of the bridge crashed down into the river on top of the barges."

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  1. 6
    (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows) wordnet
  2. 7
    A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof, or the hinges of a gate.

Etymology

From Middle English pere (“bridge pillar”), from Medieval Latin pera, from Old Northern French pire (“breakwater”), from Vulgar Latin *petricus, from Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “stone”).

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