| NOUN | artifact | pier, wharf, wharfage, dock | a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles |
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| artifact | pier | (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows) | |
| artifact | pier | a support for two adjacent bridge spans |
| Sounds | pih'r | |
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| Rhymes | acyclovir ... zaire / Zaire: 93 rhymes with ihr... | |
| Meaning | A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats. | |
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| Synonyms | wharf, wharfage, dock | |
| Parts | bollard, bitt | A strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines) |
| shipside | The part of a wharf that is next to a ship | |
| Narrower | levee | A pier that provides a landing place on a river |
| quay | wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline | |
| Broader | platform | A raised horizontal surface |
| Spanish | descargadero, desembarcadero, embarcadero, malecón, muellaje, muelle | |
| Catalan | desembarcador, moll, port | |
| Meaning | (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows). | |
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| Category | architecture | The discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings |
| Part of | wall | An architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness |
| Broader | support | Any device that bears the weight of another thing |
| Spanish | columna, pilar, pilastra | |
| Catalan | columna, pilar | |
| Meaning | A support for two adjacent bridge spans. | |
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| Part of | bridge, span | A structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. |
| Broader | support | Any device that bears the weight of another thing |
| Spanish | pila, pilar | |
| Catalan | pilar | |
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