Usually means: Structure extending into water, docking.
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We found 56 dictionaries that define the word pier:

General (27 matching dictionaries)
  1. pier: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. pier: Merriam-Webster
  3. pier: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. pier: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. -pier, pier: Collins English Dictionary
  6. pier: Vocabulary.com
  7. Pier, pier: Wordnik
  8. pier: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. pier: Wiktionary
  10. pier: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. pier: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. pier: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. pier: Dictionary.com
  14. pier: Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. pier: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  16. Pier (architecture), Pier (disambiguation), Pier (given name), Pier: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  17. Pier: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  18. pier: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  19. pier: Rhymezone
  20. pier, pier (de): AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  21. pier: Mnemonic Dictionary
  22. pier: TheFreeDictionary.com
  23. pier: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations
  24. pier: FreeDictionary.org
  25. pier: Webster's 1828 Dictionary

Art (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. pier: ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology
  2. Glossary: Gothic Art and Architecture (No longer online)
  3. pier: Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture

Business (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. MoneyGlossary.com (No longer online)
  2. Construction Term Glossary (No longer online)
  3. eyefortransport e-commerce transportation glossary (No longer online)
  4. Pier, The Pier: Financial dictionary
  5. Glossary of Trade and Shipping Terms (No longer online)
  6. BusinessDictionary.com (No longer online)
  7. Travel Industry Dictionary (No longer online)

Computing (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. BABEL: Computer Oriented Abbreviations and Acronyms (No longer online)
  2. The Pier, pier: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. The Pier, pier: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. Brilliant Dream Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. Sound-Alike Words (No longer online)
  3. PIER: Acronym Finder
  4. pier: Idioms
  5. Pier: Castle Terms

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Botanical Terms (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Pier: Urban Dictionary

Tech (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. PIER: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, CARTOGRAPHY, AND REMOTE SENSING
  2. pier: Glossary of Medieval Architecture
  3. Lake and Water Word Glossary (No longer online)
  4. Pier: Construction Glossary
  5. PIER: Glossary of Nautical Terms
  6. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)
  7. Urban Conservation Glossary (No longer online)
  8. Pier: Latitude Mexico
  9. pier: Construction deterioration & building durability glossary

(Note: See piers as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.
noun:  A similar structure, especially at a seaside resort, used to provide entertainment.
noun:  A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge.
noun:  (architecture) A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof, or the hinges of a gate.

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