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Pier

Pier Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Pier? [n] a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats [n] a support for two adjacent bridge spans [n] (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows) Synonyms \| Synonyms for Pier: dock \| wharf \| wharfage Related Terms \| Find terms related to Pier: abutment \| anchorage \| anchorage ground \| arcade \| arc-boutant \| atlas \| baluster \| balustrade \| banister \| bank \| base \| basin \| beam \| berth \| breakwater \| bulkhead \| bulwark \| buttress \| buttress pier \| buttressing \| caryatid \| colonnade \| colonnette \| column \| dado \| die \| dock \| dockage \| dockyard \| dry dock \| embankment \| flying buttress \| footstalk \| groin \| hanging buttress \| harbor \| harborage \| haven \| jack \| jetty \| jutty \| landing \| landing place \| landing stage \| levee \| marina \| mole \| moorings \| newel-post \| pedestal \| pedicel \| peduncle \| peristyle \| pier buttress \| pilaster \| pile \| piling \| pillar \| plinth \| pole \| port \| portico \| post \| protected anchorage \| quay \| queen-post \| rampart \| retaining wall \| road \| roads \| roadstead \| seaport \| seawall \| shaft \| shipyard \| shoulder \| slip \| socle \| staff \| stalk \| stanchion \| stand \| standard \| stem \| subbase \| support \| surbase \| telamon \| trunk \| upright \| wharf \| wharfage See Also \| bitt \| bollard \| bridge \| platform \| quay \| shipside \| span \| support \| wall Pier In Webster's Dictionary \Pier\, n. [OE. pere, OF. piere a stone, F. pierre, fr. L. petra, Gr. ?. Cf. {Petrify}.] 1. (Arch.) (a) 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. (b) Any additional or auxiliary mass of masonry used to stiffen a wall. See {Buttress}. 2. A projecting wharf or landing place. {Abutment pier}, the pier of a bridge next the shore; a pier which by its strength and stability resists the thrust of an arch. {Pier glass}, a mirror, of high and narrow shape, to be put up between windows. {Pier table}, a table made to stand between windows.

Pier Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pier?

[n] a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
[n] a support for two adjacent bridge spans
[n] (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pier: dock | wharf | wharfage

Pier In Webster's Dictionary

\Pier\, n. [OE. pere, OF. piere a stone, F. pierre, fr. L.
petra, Gr. ?. Cf. {Petrify}.]
1. (Arch.)
   (a) 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.
   (b) Any additional or auxiliary mass of masonry used to
       stiffen a wall. See {Buttress}.

2. A projecting wharf or landing place.

{Abutment pier}, the pier of a bridge next the shore; a pier
   which by its strength and stability resists the thrust of
   an arch.

{Pier glass}, a mirror, of high and narrow shape, to be put
   up between windows.

{Pier table}, a table made to stand between windows.

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