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Definition of: pier
(pir) noun
1. A plain, detached mass of masonry, usually serving as a support: the pier of a bridge.
2. An upright projecting portion of a wall.
3. A mole or jetty, or projecting wharf.
4. A solid portion of a wall between window openings, etc. ♦ Homophone: peer. [ME per <Med. L pera,? ult. <Gk. petra rock]
Steamship pier and dock.
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