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Definitions for Piers

[1] a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
[2] (in a bridge or the like) a support for the ends of adjacent spans.
[3] a square pillar.
[4] a portion of wall between doors, windows, etc.
[5] a pillar or post on which a gate or door is hung.
[6] a support of masonry, steel, or the like for sustaining vertical pressure.
[7] a long passageway or corridor that extends from a central area of a building, especially one at an airport that leads to boarding gates.
[8] a structure with a deck that is built out over water, and used as a landing place, promenade, etc
[9] a pillar that bears heavy loads, esp one of rectangular cross section
[10] the part of a wall between two adjacent openings
[11] another name for buttress (def. 1)

Words related to Piers

pierpromenade, dock, wharf, jetty, dam, berth, quay, buttress, column, pillar, landing, pile, levee, slip, upright, post, mole, pilaster

Words nearby Piers

pierpieman, piemonte, pienaar, piend, pieplant, pier, pier glass, pier table, pierce, pierce's disease, pierced

Origin of Piers

before 1150; Middle English pere, earlier (perhaps late Old English ) per < Anglo-Latin pera, pēra pier of a bridge

Words that may be confused with Piers

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, pierdock, harbor, pier, wharf

Other words from Piers

un·der·pier , noun

Word origin for Piers

C12 per, from Anglo-Latin pera pier supporting a bridge

Synonyms for Piers

dam, dock, jetty, promenade, wharf, berth, buttress, column, landing, levee, mole, pilaster, pile, piling, pillar, post, quay, slip, upright, pierage