Definitions for: 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)



Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: dock, wharf, wharfage

See Also: bitt, bollard, bridge, platform, quay, shipside, span, support, wall

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