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A pillar, a pier, esp. each of the piers of a bridge.
Technical senses. A block on the top of the pier of a suspension bridge which carries the cables or chains; (also) a frame which bears the weight…
attributive. In bridge construction: designating a type of truss consisting of both vertical and diagonal elements, the latter (except for those…