PIER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Meaning of pier in English
pier noun [C]
(PLATFORM )
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pier noun [C]
(COLUMN )
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(Definition of pier from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
Examples of pier
pier
The piers focus and accommodate the varied roof beam and wind loads generated by the building's irregular plan form and exposure.
The sweat bath, the angled wall, and the rear piers were removed or buried.
Under the pavement of the baths was a lower floor upon which were built small piers of tiles about two feet high.
Relieving arches are incorporated into the walls to reinforce them and concentrate the load on to the eight massive piers.
Inside the church, where the lighting is subdued but not dim, the central dome is supported on eight piers.
The bay is decided by the positioning of the supporting piers or columns.
The groined vault is carried on grouped piers.
The interior is very simple, in brick, with square piers and no capitals in the nave and octagonal piers with small capitals in the choir.
The nave piers are plain and square, without capitals.
The exterior is very simple and unpretentious, but the interior is painted all over: piers, vaults and walls.
At the crossing is a domed covering under the tower, supported on high piers.
Rides and attractions are supported beneath a sandy base and endless waves smack the pier's structure.
The cathedral has five domes on drums, the central one supported on four piers.
The great piers have a dignity and authority and, at the same time, are full of light.
Crossing the threshold brings you into a lofty hall articulated by tall brick and blockwork piers.
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Translations of pier
in Chinese (Traditional)
平臺, （伸向海中的）突堤，長堤, 突堤碼頭…
in Chinese (Simplified)
平台, （伸向海中的）突堤，长堤, 凸式码头，突堤码头…
in Spanish
estructura sobre pilares que se adentra en el mar por la que la gente puede pasear, pilar, muelle [masculine…
in Portuguese
píer, molhe, píer [masculine]…
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in Italian
pir [masculine], brygge, pir…
molo, pontile, imbarcadero…
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