pier
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English pere (“bridge pillar”), from Medieval Latin pera, from Old Northern French pira (“breakwater”), from Vulgar Latin *petricus, from Latin petra.
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɪə/
- (General American) enPR: pîr, IPA(key): /pɪɹ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
- Homophone: peer
NounEdit
pier (plural piers)
- 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.
- A similar structure, especially at a seaside resort, used to provide entertainment.
- There is a gaming arcade on the pier.
- 2023 March 22, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Island Line to reopen to Ryde Pier in June... possibly”, in RAIL, number 979, page 24:
- Ryde Pier's claim to fame is being the world's oldest seaside pleasure pier, with construction starting in 1813.
- A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge.
- 1961 January, “Talking of Trains: The Severn Bridge disaster”, in Trains Illustrated, page 5:
- The force of the explosion demolished one pair of piers and two spans of the bridge crashed down into the river on top of the barges.
- (architecture) A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof, or the hinges of a gate.
Derived termsEdit
Derived terms
TranslationsEdit
raised platform built from the shore out over water
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similar structure used to provide entertainment
structure used to accommodate ships
structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge
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rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof
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AnagramsEdit
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle Dutch pier, probably from the name Pierre.
NounEdit
pier m (plural pieren, diminutive piertje n)
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
pier m (plural pieren, diminutive piertje n)
- (architecture) A pier, jetty
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- → Papiamentu: pir
See alsoEdit
Etymology 3Edit
Unknown; Flanders only
Alternative formsEdit
- piere (obsolete)
NounEdit
pier m (plural pieren, diminutive piertje n)
Derived termsEdit
- pieren
- (trap types) steenpier(e), vliegepier(e)
- pierkoorde
VerbEdit
pier
ReferencesEdit
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
AnagramsEdit
LatinEdit
VerbEdit
pier
Middle EnglishEdit
NounEdit
pier
- Alternative form of pere (“peer”)
AdjectiveEdit
pier
- Alternative form of pere (“equal”)
RomanianEdit
VerbEdit
pier
RomanschEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- biera (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader)
NounEdit
pier f (plural piers)
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SlovakEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
pier