Pier

[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

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, doc