pier
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pier /pɪə $ pɪr/ ●○○ noun [countable] 1 
TTWa structure that is built over and into the water so that boats can stop next to it or people can walk along it 〔伸向海中的〕突堤码头，凸式码头 a yacht moored at a pier 停在码头的一艘游艇 strolling along Brighton Pier 在布赖顿码头散步2. TBCa thick stone, wooden, or metal post that is used to support something 墩，支柱
TTWa structure that is built over and into the water so that boats can stop next to it or people can walk along it 〔伸向海中的〕突堤码头，凸式码头 a yacht moored at a pier 停在码头的一艘游艇 strolling along Brighton Pier 在布赖顿码头散步2. TBCa thick stone, wooden, or metal post that is used to support something 墩，支柱Examples from the Corpus
pier• The cruise boards at 7 p.m. at Pier 33.• Inside the church, where the lighting is subdued but not dim, the central dome is supported on eight piers.• He stood with the others on the great stone pier.• They had applauded him on the pier.• The green car was behind them on the pier, in the third line of queuing cars.• Time, weather, and long neglect had taken the piers beyond dilapidation.• He said he had managed to swim under the pier and had found a ledge.• The pier was filled with hundreds of people.Origin pier (1100-1200) Medieval Latin perapier nounChinese
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pier
pier /pɪə $ pɪr/
noun [countable]
1. a structure that is built over and into the water so that boats can stop next to it or people can walk along it:
a yacht moored at a pier
strolling along Brighton Pier
2. a thick stone, wooden, or metal post that is used to support something
▪ port noun [uncountable and countable] a place where ships can be loaded and unloaded: a busy port | We’ll have two days ashore while the ship is in port. | The ferry was about to leave port.
▪harbour British English, harbor American English noun [countable] an area of water next to the land which is protected by walls so the water is calm, and is a place where ships can stay when they are not sailing: They sailed into Portsmouth Harbour | Tourist boats leave the harbour at Riva regularly. | the harbour wall
▪dock [uncountable and countable] a place in a port where ships are loaded, unloaded, or repaired: A crowd was waiting at the dock to greet them. | The ship was in dock for repairs.
▪pier a structure that is built over and into the water so that boats can stop next to it or people can walk along it: The yacht was moored at a pier.
▪jetty noun [countable] a wall or platform built out into the water, used for getting on and off boats: a wooden jetty | The house has a private jetty.
▪mooring noun [countable] the place where a ship or boat is fastened to the land or to the bottom of the sea: Tugs towed the boat away from its mooring at White Bay.
▪marina noun [countable] a harbour where people keep boats which are used for pleasure: They are building a new 220-berth marina. | The apartments have a private marina.
pier /pɪə $ pɪr/
noun [countable] Date: 1100-1200
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: pera
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: pera
1. a structure that is built over and into the water so that boats can stop next to it or people can walk along it:
2. a thick stone, wooden, or metal post that is used to support something
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