pier

Meaning

1. A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.
2. A similar structure, especially at a seaside resort, used to provide entertainment.
3. A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge.
4. A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof, or the hinges of a gate.

Concepts

pier

wharf

quay

dock

jetty

pillar

landing-stage

landing stage

buttress

landing

platform

bearing

bridge

landing place

mole

wharfage

levee

staithe

marina

supporting pillar

post

pedestal

prop

groyne

protecting mole

gatepost

ferry

harbour

port

dam

pole

track

brace strut

bracing

buckstay

column

leg

post column

prop mainstay

stabilizer

staff

stake

stanchion

stand leg

strut

strut rod

support

support leg

support pillar

support post

support stand

supporter

supporting block

supporting column

supporting strut

tie rod

bridge pier

quay shipside

water terminal

pylon

WARF

landing for boats

wing

buttressing

lally

lally column

pillar of strength

tower of strength

breakwater

seawall

petty

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɪə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From Middle English pere (“bridge pillar”), from Medieval Latin pera, from Old Northern French pire (“breakwater”), from Vulgar Latin *petricus, from Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “stone”).