Definition of 'pier'
Word forms: piers
countable noun
A pier is a platform sticking out into water that people walk along or use when getting
onto or off boats.
...Chicago's Navy Pier.
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pier in American English
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.
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Word origin
ME per < ML pera, ult. < ? or akin to L petra, stone < Gr, rock
Word Frequency
pier in British English
noun
1.
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Word origin
C12 per, from Anglo-Latin pera pier supporting a bridge
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architectural featuresQuick word challenge
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a triangular ornamental feature in the form of a gable, esp as used over a door or window
Which architectural feature am I?
a stone block in a Doric frieze, having three vertical channels
Which architectural feature am I?
a recess in a wall, esp one that contains a statue
Which architectural feature am I?
a plinth bearing a statue, etc, at either end or at the apex of a pediment
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In other languages
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
- Spanish: embarcadero
- Swedish: pir
- Thai: ท่าเรือ
- Turkish: rıhtım
- Ukrainian: пірс
- Vietnamese: cầu cảng
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