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- Dictionarypier/pɪə/
noun
- 1. a platform on pillars projecting from the shore into the sea, typically incorporating entertainment arcades and places to eat: "the pier was the fourth longest in the country at 562 feet, with a large saloon and concert hall at the end"
- 2. a long, narrow structure projecting from an airport terminal, giving passengers access to an aircraft: British "if we got a flight from Rarotonga it would have a whole pier at the airport to itself"
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PIER definition: 1. a long structure sticking out from the land over the sea, where people can walk or large boats…. Learn more.
1. : an intermediate support for the adjacent ends of two bridge spans. 2. : a structure (such as a breakwater) extending into navigable water for use as a landing place or promenade or to protect or form a harbor. 3. : a vertical structural support: such as. a. : the wall between two openings. b. : pillar, pilaster. c.
Pier definition: a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.. See examples of PIER used in a sentence.
A pier is a platform reaching out to sea that can be used as a landing place for ships. If you enjoy sea fishing and don't have a boat, try casting your line from the end of the pier. Pier has two meanings.
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) Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin
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. A heavy column, usually square, used to support weight, as at the end of an arch.
PIER definition: a long structure that is built from the land out over the sea and sometimes has entertainments…. Learn more.
noun. /pɪə (r)/. /pɪr/. a long structure built in the sea and joined to the land at one end, often with places of entertainment on it. After lunch, the family went for a walk along the pier. Blackpool pier. the fishermen on the pier. Wordfinder. Culture.
pier / ˈ piɚ/ noun. plural piers. Britannica Dictionary definition of PIER. [count] : a structure that goes out from a shore into the water. Piers are typically used as a place for ships to load and unload people or things or as a place where people can walk. The ferry leaves from pier 4.
pier, in building construction, vertical loadbearing member, such as an intermediate support for adjacent ends of two bridge spans. In foundations for large buildings, piers are usually cylindrical concrete shafts, cast in prepared holes, but in bridges they take the form of caissons, which are sunk into position.
