Pierhead

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The end of a pier farthest from shore.

    "It came floating like a tethered cloud past the little white toy-like lighthouse at the pierhead."

Example

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"It came floating like a tethered cloud past the little white toy-like lighthouse at the pierhead."

Etymology

From pier + head.

Related phrases

pierhead line

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