- pronunciation:
- pir
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A pier is a long structure, often made out of wood, that sticks out from land onto the water. People can walk out onto a pier, and boats can dock next to it. When boats "dock" at a pier, they stop along the side of it, the way cars park in a parking spot. Some piers are small and some are very large.
The ship will leave from pier 54.Let's go fish out on the pier.
- synonyms:
- dock
- similar words:
- landing, port
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| related words: |
pillar, port |
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