Synonym: breakwater, dock, wharf. Similar words: pierce, piercing, photocopier, robespierre, pie, pied, piece, piety. Meaning: [pɪr /pɪə] n. 1. a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats 2. (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows) 3. a support for two adjacent bridge spans.
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91. The sun was shining, and an early morning trip to the pier had produced some unusually good mackerel.
92. One pier intended for shuttles to dock at was studded with statues of dwarfs, another was embellished with runes.
93. Rooms are available with magnificent sea views overlooking the beach and pier.
94. The pier will lead to a port and shops in a $ 230 million tourist complex.
95. These plants should be collected from the deepest water possible or form a shaded area such as under a bridge or pier.
96. The trading losses were announced as Pier 1 posted strong sales.
97. But the old pier was built on top of the northern tip, and the coral below died, he said.
98. The green car was behind them on the pier, in the third line of queuing cars.
99. A couple of hundred yards away pleasure boats, preparing for trippers, were berthed three abreast against the pier.
100. The small boy from the pier was led away by a gray-haired woman.
101. She was sitting up, propped against the pier of the gate.
102. The pier would be 1000 metres long and project about 400 metres into the sea.
103. The bus will pick us up at the pier and take us back to midtown.
104. A large group had assembled at the pier, waiting to embark.
105. Throughout Orwell's Wigan Pier you have a strong sense of him tramping around on foot.
106. The ship lies alongside the pier.
107. He backed his boat away from the pier.
108. The boats hauled up at the pier.
109. Industry: Garden landscape lamp pole lamp lawn lamp floodlight pier, bridge lamps.
110. The main bearing structures were destroyed in blasting, such as pier, vault and spandrel .
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111. The ship misperformed the maneuver and almost collided with the pier.
112. In order to analyze the bearing mechanism of belled pier with different dimensions, by three-dimensional finite element, a contact model of pier and soil was established.
113. Based on the practice of the use of sound wave transillumination in pier foundation test, analysis is made on the related precautions during pier foundation quality assessment and onsite test.
114. During his years at the two schools, Mr. Lu was able to indulge in the works of his favorite directors: Akira Kurosawa, Ingmar Bergman, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Jim Jarmusch.
115. The longitudinal displacement of pier top caused by temperature difference between one side and another side of pier is calculated by unit load method.
116. There was a large pier - glass mirror between the two windows.
117. According to the engineering practice, a new design method of pre-stressed system for the pier is brought forward, which is more practical to engineering project than tieback coefficient method.
118. There was a pier - glass between the windows of the room.
119. The entire pier, with a collective gasp, drew back at the apparition.
120. Or the kids could start trading CDs in something called direct pier to pier, and this is what gives record executives nightmares.