Usually means: End of pier extending seaward.
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  1. pierhead: Merriam-Webster
  2. pierhead: Collins English Dictionary
  3. pierhead: Wordnik
  4. pierhead: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. pierhead: Wiktionary
  6. pierhead: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. pierhead: Dictionary.com
  8. pierhead: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (pierhead)

▸ noun:  The end of a pier farthest from shore.

Similar:
stemhead, beakhead, water's edge, headland, deep end, nearshore, sea-brink, littoral, peninsula, beak-head, more...

Opposite:
seaward, offshore, out to sea

Phrases:
pierhead line, more...

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Similar:
stemhead, beakhead, water's edge, headland, deep end, nearshore, sea-brink, littoral, peninsula, beak-head, more...

Opposite:
seaward, offshore, out to sea

Phrases:
pierhead line, more...



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