pier

4 letters in word "pier": E I P R.

Anagrams of pier:

• peri

• ripe

Words found within pier:

er ire pe per pi pie pir pre re rei rep rip

• Definitions:
• a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows) a support for two adjacent bridge spans
• A pier is a raised walkway over water, supported by widely spread piles or pillars. The lighter structure of a pier allows tides and currents to flow almost unhindered, whereas the more solid foundations of a quay or the closely-spaced piles of a wharf can act as breakwaters, and are ...
• In architecture, a pier is an upright support for a superstructure, such as an arch or bridge. The cross section of the pier is generally square, or rectangular, although other shapes are also possible. ...
• A vertical support or substructure unit that supports the spans of a multi-span superstructure at an intermediate location between its abutments.
• A vertical, non-circular masonry support, more massive than a column.
• Part of a wharf which is intended for the mooring of vessels.
• A column of masonry, usually rectangular in horizontal cross section, used to support other structural members.
• Support for arch, usually square.
• a solid masonry support; also refers to the mass between windows or other openings in tall buildings.
• A place extending out into the water where vessels may dock. Usually made out of wood or cement.
• A masonry post. Piers often serve as above-grade footings for posts and often are made of pre-cast concrete.
• Without piers there would be no Great Cathedrals to speak of. The solid standing piers serve as the main support to the heavy strain of the Gothics vertical aspirations. The piers take on many column shapes (rounded, cross and rectangular) but will also take the form of a segment of wall. ...
• A masonry support between openings such as arcades. Typically slender, the pier has a rectangular, polygonal, or round cross-section, but does not taper and often has no capital (fig.6). The pier may also have a base as well as an impost. ...
• landing place for ships, as in: We waved from the pier as the cruise ship sailed.
• A structure which just out into a waterway from the shore, for mooring vessels and cargo handling. Sometimes called a finger pier.
• A solid vertical supporting member, usually stone, brick, or concrete, square or polygonal in section, and broad in relation to its height.
• supporting pillar of any cross-section, from square to multishafted
• 1. A column designed to support concentrated load. 2. A member, usually in the form of a thickened section, which forms an integral part of a wall; usually placed at intervals along the wall to provide lateral support or to take concentrated vertical loads.
• A very wide pillar; a free-standing column; a vertical stone column that supports structures; a section of masonry used to carry weight from above, as in a arch, beams or girders.
• A structure extending from solid land out into the water to afford convenient passage for persons and property to and from vessels alongside the pier; a projecting wharf.
• architectonic element which is a feature or a support of a wall or a pillar.
• a pillar supporting a structure such as an arch or bridge
• structure(s) located between the abutements to support a multi-span bridge. Additional support to an existing span. It may be original or added later
• In Gothic architecture, a number of small columns grouped together.
• Vertical support of a structure standing in a stream or other body of water. Used in a general sense to include bents and abutments.
• A platform supported by pillars, and built out from the shore over water. Usually found at the seaside, piers are used for entertainment.
• A support which is often square rounded or octagonal
• a mass of supporting masonary.

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