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pier

noun

1 pier

A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats.

synonyms: dock, wharf, wharfage.

Roget 666: refuge, sanctuary, retreat, fastness; acropolis; keep, last resort; ward; prison etc. 752; asylum, ark, ... show more

Dutch: kaai, kade, pier, pijler, wal, werf
Polish: nabrzeże

2 pier

architecture A vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows).

3 pier

A support for two adjacent bridge spans.

Dutch: strekdam


Moby thesaurus: abutment, anchorage, anchorage ground, arc-boutant, arcade, atlas, baluster, balustrade, banister, bank, base, basin, beam, berth, breakwater, bulkhead, bulwark, buttress, buttress pier, buttressing ... show more.

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