pierpɪər
pier (n)
- plural
- piers
English Definitions:
pier, wharf, wharfage, dock (noun)
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
pier (noun)
(architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)
pier (noun)
a support for two adjacent bridge spans
pier (Noun)
A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.
pier (Noun)
A similar structure, especially at a seaside resort, used to provide entertainment.
pier (Noun)
A structure that projects tangentially from the shoreline to accommodate ships; often double-sided.
pier (Noun)
A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge.
pier (Noun)
A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof.
Pier
A pier is a raised structure, including bridge and building supports and walkways, typically supported by widely spread piles or pillars. The lighter structure of a pier allows tides and currents to flow almost unhindered, whereas the more solid foundations of a quay or the closely spaced piles of a wharf can act as a breakwater, and are consequently more liable to silting. Piers can range in size and complexity from a simple lightweight wooden structure to major structures extended over 1600 metres. In American English, pier may be synonymous with dock. Piers have been built for several purposes, and because these different purposes have distinct regional variances, the term pier tends to have different nuances of meaning in different parts of the world. Thus in North America and Australia, where many ports were, until recently, built on the multiple pier model, the term tends to imply a current or former cargo-handling facility. In Europe in contrast, where ports more often use basins and river-side quays than piers, the term is principally associated with the image of a Victorian cast iron pleasure pier. However, the earliest piers pre-date the Victorian age.
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