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pier(dictionary)
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pier-head(dictionary)
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pier (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Bournemouth-Pier Beach(tourism)

pier (oh)




[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: pera]
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
a thick stone, wooden, or metal post that is used to support something