Thesaurus results for PIERS

piers

noun

plural of pier

as in docks

a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers tied the boat up at the pier

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as in pilasters

an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure a bridge pier

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Recent Examples of piers Anglers of all experience levels crowd fishing piers, line jetties, and stand shoulder-to-shoulder below the spillways just to wet a line. — Kristine Fischer, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026 Safety tips Rip currents form after a wave crashes on shore and encounters an obstacle in the beach's topography, including low spots in sand bars and around piers. — Ash-Har Quraishi, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Spend time kayaking through salt marshes, fishing from ocean piers or on a deep sea charter, touring lighthouses like Old Baldy Lighthouse, birding, sampling local seafood, and visiting historic seaside fishing villages like Southport. — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026 Located on Virginia's eastern shore, Cape Charles is an inviting small town with picturesque piers and sidewalks for strolling and biking. — Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 20 June 2026 Strong longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties and other hazardous areas. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2026 New York’s lack of space and strict zoning laws sharply limit the options, at least for now, but Asencio envisions new vertiports appearing on places like piers and the roofs of parking garages. — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 19 June 2026 Stay off of jetties, piers, rocks, and other waterside infrastructure. — Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 12 June 2026

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Noun

The aesthetic details of what will happen beyond the loading docks have been shrouded in mystery.

— Meriam Bouarrouj, NBC news, 4 July 2026
This season, our editors are savoring the activities that take us back to some of our favorite childhood days—jumping off docks, sliding down twisty pool slides, and lingering outside long into the evening.

— Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 4 July 2026

Definition of docks

Noun

Even now, its fins and pilasters adorn plenty of new construction, and in real-estate-speak, the phrase is code for high class.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026
In the end, Laffrey, whose Broadway credits include Maybe Happy Ending and Parade, settled for using an iPhone app to record the size of pilasters and mullioned mirrors.

— Carey Purcell, Architectural Digest, 27 Oct. 2025

Definition of pilasters

Noun

Vanuatu has received large loans and aid from China for buildings, wharves and other infrastructure.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 June 2026
In San Isidro, a movement was born Castillo and Otero grew up in San Isidro, a working class, hardscrabble neighborhood abutting the wharfs near the Port of Havana, and became friends – one a rapper, the other a visual artist.

— Rick Jervis, USA Today, 13 May 2026

Definition of wharves

Noun

Still, the pieces of ceiling trim dedicated to the pillars of courage and trust remained missing, a nod perhaps to the traits most easily lost when disaster strikes – and most needed to rebuild.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
The only way to preserve our republic is to strengthen the pillars of our present with the mortar of our past.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of pillars

Noun

Wine is embedded in the city’s architecture, history and daily life, from grand 18th-century façades to the bustling quays of the Garonne.

— Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
According to Vantor, the image shows the construction of a dry dock and new quays and piers at one of China’s most strategically important bases.

— Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2025

Definition of quays

Noun

The company was adding 18,000 square feet to 15 upper floors of the building, and the additional load caused two columns to bend, sagging the floors – some as much as 4 inches, Nathan Berman, founder and managing principal of MetroLoft, told CNN.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
In the Owens Valley, thermals — columns of warm, rising air — rocket paragliders to altitudes higher than most small airplanes can fly.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026