A pier is a platform sticking out into water, usually the sea, which people walk along or use when getting onto or off boats.
...Brighton Pier.
More Synonyms of pier
pier in British English
(pɪə)
noun
1.
a structure with a deck that is built out over water, and used as a landing place, promenade, etc
2.
a pillar that bears heavy loads, esp one of rectangular cross section
3.
the part of a wall between two adjacent openings
4. another name for buttress (sense 1)
Word origin
C12 per, from Anglo-Latin pera pier supporting a bridge
pier in American English
(pɪr)
noun
1.
a heavy structure supporting the spans of a bridge, esp., as distinguished from an abutment, one supporting the adjacent ends of two center spans of a long bridge
2.
a structure built out over the water and supported by pillars or piles: used as a landing place, pleasure pavilion, etc.
3. Architecture
a.
a heavy column, usually square, used to support weight, as at the end of an arch
b.
the part of a wall between windows or other openings
c.
a reinforcing part built out from the surface of a wall
Word origin
ME per < ML pera, ult. < ? or akin to L petra, stone < Gr, rock
Examples of 'pier' in a sentence
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Boats knock against stone piers and passengers rock against one another.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Houses on the coast were battered and piers collapsed at seaside resorts.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He has written a history of seaside piers but also played trumpet in top orchestras.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
What might have been a disaster has been turned into an opportunity to bring the concept of the seaside pier back to the future.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
TWO men were being quizzed yesterday after yet another Victorian pier was ravaged by fire.
The Sun (2010)
About 4,600 paying spectators will watch the races from the fort while tens of thousands more will line the stone pier and the beach free.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Deal, with its pier and long shingle beach, is eight miles away.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
After 40 million of restoration its replacement has risen to bring the seaside pier into the 21st century.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They are found mainly on beaches, or up on the sand dunes behind them, and they perch on sea walls and piers.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Once she had boarded, the machine was rolled down a concrete pier along stone grooves out to sea, where she then emerged.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
THE longest pier in the world, a place so windy it'll knock you off your feet.
The Sun (2015)
It is only when curiosity leads me down a tiny side passage that I discover that these picturesque houses stand on stone piers over a flowing river.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
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pier
British English: pier /pɪə/ NOUN
A pier is a large platform which sticks out into the sea and which people can walk along.
We walked along the pier.
American English: pier
Arabic: دَعامَة
Brazilian Portuguese: píer
Chinese: 码头
Croatian: lukobran
Czech: molo
Danish: mole
Dutch: pier havenhoofd
European Spanish: embarcadero
Finnish: laituri rantalaituri
French: jetée
German: Pier
Greek: προκυμαία
Italian: molo
Japanese: 埠頭
Korean: 부두
Norwegian: brygge
Polish: molo
European Portuguese: pontão
Romanian: cheicheiul apei
Russian: пирс
Latin American Spanish: embarcadero
Swedish: pir
Thai: ท่าเรือ
Turkish: rıhtım
Ukrainian: пірс
Vietnamese: cầu cảng
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All related terms of 'pier'
cuppy
cup-shaped
flappy
loose ; flapping ; tending to flap
grippy
(of a material) having adhesive qualities
schleppy
dingy , shabby , or run down
strappier
(of clothes ) having prominent straps
strappiest
(of clothes ) having prominent straps
strappy
A strappy dress or top has thin shoulder straps.
tippy
inclined or likely to tip or fall
trappy
having many traps
pier glass
a tall narrow mirror , usually one of a pair or set, designed to hang on the wall between windows , usually above a pier table
pier table
a side table designed to stand against a wall between windows
oil tanker pier
An oil tanker pier is a structure over water where oil tankers can stop and load or unload .
Chinese translation of 'pier'
pier
(pɪəʳ)
n(c)
码(碼)头(頭) (mǎtóu) (个(個), gè)
1 (noun)
Definition
a structure with a deck that is built out over water and used as a landing place or promenade
The lifeboats were moored at the pier.
Synonyms
jetty
Schooners are moored off wooden jetties.
wharf
There were three teenagers fishing from the wharf.
quay
Jack and Stephen were waiting for them on the quay.
promenade
landing place
2 (noun)
Definition
a pillar or support that bears heavy loads
the cross-beams bracing the piers of the jetty
Synonyms
pillar
the pillars supporting the roof
support
Rats had been gnawing at the supports of the house.
post
Eight wooden posts were driven into the ground.
column
Great stone steps led past Greek columns to the main building.
pile
wooden houses set on piles along the shore
piling
upright
buttress
a buttress of rock
Additional synonyms
in the sense of buttress
Definition
any support or prop
a buttress of rock
Synonyms
support,
shore,
prop,
brace,
pier,
reinforcement,
strut,
mainstay,
stanchion,
stay,
abutment
in the sense of column
Definition
an upright pillar usually having a cylindrical shaft, a base, and a capital
Great stone steps led past Greek columns to the main building.
Synonyms
pillar,
support,
post,
shaft,
upright,
obelisk,
pilaster,
caryatid
in the sense of pile
Definition
a long heavy beam driven into the ground as a foundation for a structure
wooden houses set on piles along the shore
Synonyms
foundation,
support,
post,
column,
piling,
beam,
upright,
pier,
pillar
Nearby words of
pier
piece something together
piecemeal
pied
pier
pierce
piercing
piety
Synonyms of 'pier'
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of post
Definition
a length of wood, metal, or concrete fixed upright to support or mark something
Eight wooden posts were driven into the ground.
Synonyms
support,
stake,
pole,
stock,
standard,
column,
pale,
shaft,
upright,
pillar,
picket,
palisade,
newel
in the sense of quay
Definition
a wharf built parallel to the shoreline
Jack and Stephen were waiting for them on the quay.
Synonyms
dock,
pier,
landing,
harbour,
berth,
wharf,
jetty,
pontoon,
slipway,
landing stage
in the sense of support
Definition
a thing that bears the weight of an object from below
Rats had been gnawing at the supports of the house.
Synonyms
prop,
post,
foundation,
back,
lining,
stay,
shore,
brace,
pillar,
underpinning,
stanchion,
stiffener,
abutment
in the sense of wharf
Definition
a platform along the side of a waterfront for docking, loading, and unloading ships
There were three teenagers fishing from the wharf.