Meaning

5 senses
  1. A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.

    Your boat is docked at the pier.

    Seebrücke, Anlegestelle, Kai

    при́станьprístanʹ, пирсpirs, прича́лpričál

    при́станьprýstanʹ, пірсpirs

    a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

  2. A similar structure, especially at a seaside resort, used to provide entertainment.

    There is a gaming arcade on the pier.

    Steg, Bootssteg

  3. A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge.

    Brückenpfeiler

    сва́яsvája, быкbyk

    бикbyk

    a support for two adjacent bridge spans

  4. A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof, or the hinges of a gate.

    Pfeiler

    столбstolb, просте́нокprosténok

  5. A long corridor-like building with multiple gates extending from an airport terminal.

Examples

73 sentences
  1. She pushed him off the pier.

    ruОна столкнула его с причала.

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  2. Tom pushed Mary off the pier.

    ruТом столкнул Мэри с причала.

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  3. Tom shoved Mary off the pier.

    ruТом столкнул Мэри с пирса.

    deTom schubste Maria vom Landungssteg.

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  4. Tom pushed me off the pier.

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  5. I swam back to the pier.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
raised platform built from the shore out over water:
structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge:
Русский
By meaning 3
raised platform built from the shore out over water:
structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge:
rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
raised platform built from the shore out over water:
structure used to accommodate ships:
structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge:
rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English pere (“bridge pillar, breakwater”), from either Anglo-Norman

Inherited from Middle English pere (“bridge pillar, breakwater”), from either Anglo-Norman pere (“stone”, from Latin petra) or Old French *piere (Old Northern French pire, from either Late Latin *petricus or pēra "satchel"); compare Medieval Latin pira.

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Forms

plural: piers
Singularpier
Pluralpiers

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats:wharfwharfagedock

Word family

19 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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