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pier
/pɪɹ/
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What does pier mean?
noun
- A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.
- A similar structure, especially at a seaside resort, used to provide entertainment.
- A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge.
More meanings (2)
noun
- A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof, or the hinges of a gate.
- A long corridor-like building with multiple gates extending from an airport terminal.
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IPA pronunciation
/pɪɹ/
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I walked slowly towards the west, and presently found myself upon a pier, or breakwater, at the mouth of the harbour.
Seaward it rose higher, and by a narrow inlet--for we perceived that we were upon a kind of promontory--a rough pier showed.
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Opposite the north pier, on the south side of the river, Smeaton constructed a breast-wall about half the length of the Pier.
He approached near enough to sink two of their floating batteries, and to destroy a few gun-boats which were without the pier.
"To go ashore for your letters and hang about the pier among the holiday yachtsmen--that's fame, that's glory--and nobody can take it away."