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tier
I. tier \ˈti(ə)r, -iə\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French tire order, rank, row — more at attire
1. : a row, rank, or layer of articles; especially : one of two or more rows arranged one above another
< tier upon tier of huge casks >
< built up neat tiers of firewood >
< a window curtained with three tiers of ruffled net >
2.
a. : a row of guns or gun portholes (as in a warship or fort)
b.
(1) : the ranges of the windings of a coiled cable; also : a layer of anchor chain
(2) : the hollow space enclosed by a coil of cable
(3) : cable tier
c. : a row of moored or anchored ships
d. : a vertical layer of brickwork whose thickness is the width of a brick — called also withe
e. Australia : a mountain range
f. : a group of political or geographical divisions (as counties or states) that form a row across the map
g. : an antenna array consisting of rows of antenna elements placed one above another
3.
a. : class, category
< the lowest tier of society >
b. : rank 9
II. tier verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
: to place or arrange in tiers
intransitive verb
: to rise in tiers
< cliffs tiering along the margin of the valley >
III. ti·er noun
also ty·er \ˈtī(ə)r, -īə\
(-s)
Etymology: tie (II) + -er
1. : one that ties; especially : a worker that closes openings or binds articles by tying
2. New England : a child's pinafore fastened with ties
IV. tier abbreviation
tierce |