Synonyms of pier

pier

noun

ˈpir 

1

as in dock

a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers

tied the boat up at the pier

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dock
• wharf
• quay
• jetty
• landing
• float
• levee
• marina
• quai
• mooring
• shipyard
• berth
• embarcadero
• wharfage
• dockyard
• slip
• quayage

2

as in pilaster

an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure

a bridge pier

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pilaster
• pillar
• column
• stanchion
• post
• pedestal
• obelisk
• piling
• buttress
• caryatid
• needle
• flying buttress
• pile

Examples of pier in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Also, a federal sand replenishment project completed earlier this year widened some of the narrowest beaches near the city’s public pier. —Philip Diehl, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024

Since the Key Bridge disaster, the Maryland Transportation Authority has pursued the case for building protections around the bridge’s major support piers. —Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2024

Accommodations range from retro-chic beach motels like The Pacific to luxury inns like the historic Cass House, the Victorian home of town pioneer James Cass, who built the 982-foot-long fishing pier. —Leilani Marie Labong, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2024

Engineers have differed as to whether a fortified pier protection system could have stopped the inconceivably forceful cargo ship from collapsing the span. —Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2024