Meaning of PIER
| Pronunciation: | | peer
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
- [n] a support for two adjacent bridge spans
- [n] (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)
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| | Synonyms: | | dock, wharf, wharfage |
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| | See Also: | | bitt, bollard, bridge, platform, quay, shipside, span, support, wall | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pier\, n. [OE. pere, OF. piere a stone, F. pierre, fr. L.
petra, Gr. ?. Cf. {Petrify}.]
1. (Arch.)
(a) Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or
supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a
bridge; the piece of wall between two openings.
(b) Any additional or auxiliary mass of masonry used to
stiffen a wall. See {Buttress}.
2. A projecting wharf or landing place.
{Abutment pier}, the pier of a bridge next the shore; a pier
which by its strength and stability resists the thrust of
an arch.
{Pier glass}, a mirror, of high and narrow shape, to be put
up between windows.
{Pier table}, a table made to stand between windows.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Seeing or dreaming that you are on a pier, represents self-reflection and an introspect into your unconscious. You are ready to explore and grow as an individual. The dream signal emotional and spiritual growth. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Vertical support of a structure standing in a stream or other body of water; used in a general sense to include bents or abutments. |
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| | Related Terms: | | abutment, anchorage, anchorage ground, arcade, arc-boutant, atlas, baluster, balustrade, banister, bank, base, basin, beam, berth, breakwater, bulkhead, bulwark, buttress, buttress pier, buttressing, caryatid, colonnade, colonnette, column, dado, die, dock, dockage, dockyard, dry dock, embankment, flying buttress, footstalk, groin, hanging buttress, harbor, harborage, haven, jack, jetty, jutty, landing, landing place, landing stage, levee, marina, mole, moorings, newel-post, pedestal, pedicel, peduncle, peristyle, pier buttress, pilaster, pile, piling, pillar, plinth, pole, port, portico, post, protected anchorage, quay, queen-post, rampart, retaining wall, road, roads, roadstead, seaport, seawall, shaft, shipyard, shoulder, slip, socle, staff, stalk, stanchion, stand, standard, stem, subbase, support, surbase, telamon, trunk, upright, wharf, wharfage |
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