Pier — Pier, n. [OE. pere, OF. piere a stone, F. pierre, fr. L. petra, Gr. ?. Cf. {Petrify}.] 1. (Arch.) (a) Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge; the piece of wall between two… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pier glass — Pier Pier, n. [OE. pere, OF. piere a stone, F. pierre, fr. L. petra, Gr. ?. Cf. {Petrify}.] 1. (Arch.) (a) Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge; the piece of wall between two… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pier table — Pier Pier, n. [OE. pere, OF. piere a stone, F. pierre, fr. L. petra, Gr. ?. Cf. {Petrify}.] 1. (Arch.) (a) Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge; the piece of wall between two… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abutment — pier, *buttress … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Abutment — A*but ment ([.a]*b[u^]t ment), n. 1. State of abutting. [1913 Webster] 2. That on or against which a body abuts or presses; as (a) (Arch.) The solid part of a pier or wall, etc., which receives the thrust or lateral pressure of an arch, vault, or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pier — 1 *buttress, abutment 2 *wharf, dock, quay, slip, berth, jetty, levee … New Dictionary of Synonyms
pier — [pir] n. [ME per < ML pera, ult. < ? or akin to L petra, stone < Gr, rock] 1. a heavy structure supporting the spans of a bridge, esp., as distinguished from an abutment, one supporting the adjacent ends of two center spans of a long… … English World dictionary
pier — Synonyms and related words: abutment, anchorage, anchorage ground, arc boutant, arcade, atlas, baluster, balustrade, banister, bank, base, basin, beam, berth, breakwater, bulkhead, bulwark, buttress, buttress pier, buttressing, caryatid,… … Moby Thesaurus
abutment — n. 1. Abutting, being contiguous or adjacent, adjoining, adjacency, contiguity, juxtaposition. 2. Shore pier, end pier, terminal pier, terminal support … New dictionary of synonyms
pier — noun 1) a boat was tied to the pier Syn: jetty, quay, wharf, dock, levee, landing, landing stage 2) the piers of the bridge Syn: support, cutwater, pile, piling, abutment … Thesaurus of popular words
