pier

Significado

  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.

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Pronunciado como (IPA)
/pɪə(ɹ)/
Etimologia

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”).

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