pier

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noun

1. a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles;
provides access to ships and boats (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
wharf, wharfage, dock
• Derivationally related forms:
dock (for: dock), wharf (for: wharfage), wharf (for: wharf)
• Hypernyms:
platform
• Hyponyms:
levee, quay
• Part Meronyms:
bollard, bitt, shipside
2. (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)
• Topics:
architecture
• Hypernyms:
support
• Part Holonyms:
wall
3. a support for two adjacent bridge spans
• Hypernyms:
support
• Part Holonyms:
bridge, span

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  wharf, wharfage, dock