pier has definitions from the fields of nautical,architecture
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[ noun ] (nautical) a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

Synonyms

wharf wharfage dock

Used in print

(Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)

The big factories which are relatively near the centers of our cities - the rubber factories in Akron , Chrysler 's Detroit plants , U._S._Steel 's Pittsburgh works - often began on these sites at_a_time when that was the edge of the city , yet close to transport ( river ) , storage ( piers ) and power ( river ) .

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 11001
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[ noun ] (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)

Related terms

support wall architecture

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[ noun ] a support for two adjacent bridge spans

Related terms

support bridge

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