pier

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 See also 1.4 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 1 2.2.1 Noun 2.3 Etymology 2 2.3.1 Noun 2.3.2 See also 2.4 Etymology 3 2.4.1 Alternative forms 2.4.2 Noun 2.4.2.1 Derived terms 2.4.3 Verb form 2.5 References

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪə(r)

[edit] Noun

pier (plural piers)

1. A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.
2. A similar structure, especially at a seaside resort, used to provide entertainment.
3. (US, nautical) A structure that projects tangentially from the shoreline to accommodate ships; often double-sided.
4. A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge.
5. (architecture) A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof.

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• jetty
• mole
• wharf

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of eipr
• peri
• ripe

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[edit] Dutch

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[edit] Etymology 1

[edit] Noun

pier m. (plural pieren, diminutive piertje, diminutive plural piertjes)

1. (zoology) A worm, earthworm (in Flanders)

[edit] Etymology 2

English pier

[edit] Noun

pier m. (plural pieren, diminutive piertje, diminutive plural piertjes)

1. (architecture) A pier, jetty

[edit] See also

• aanlegsteiger

[edit] Etymology 3

Unknown; Flanders only

[edit] Alternative forms

• piere (obsolete)

[edit] Noun

pier m. (plural pieren, diminutive piertje, diminutive plural piertjes)

1. (archaic) A physical trap
2. (archaic) A figurative trap, ambush
3. (archaic) A place one is trapped in:
   1. a prison
   2. a rabbit den

[edit] Derived terms

• pieren
• (trap types) steenpier(e), vliegepier(e)
• pierkoorde

[edit] Verb form

pier

1. imperative form of pieren
2. singular present imperfect form of pieren

[edit] References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]