pier

  • 41pier — n. at, on a pier (to meet smb. at the pier) * * * [pɪə] on a pier (to meet smb. at the pier) at …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 42Pier — Pier1 Smf Landungsbrücke erw. fach. (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. In hochdeutschen Texten seit dem 19. Jh., zuerst in der Schreibung Peer. Entlehnt aus gleichbedeutendem ne. pier, das im 14. Jh. aus frz. puiere entlehnt ist. Dieses aus afrz. appuye… …

    Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • 43Pier — ► sustantivo masculino América CONSTRUCCIÓN Muelle perpendicular al eje de un río o de un estuario. * * * (as used in expressions) Cavalli, (Pier) Francesco Nervi, Pier Luigi Pasolini, Pier Paolo …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 44pier — noun (C) 1 a structure that is built out into the water so that boats can stop next to it: The troop transport ship docked at Pier Five. compare jetty 2 especially BrE a structure that is built out into the sea and has small buildings on it where …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 45pier — 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

  • 46pier — [[t]pɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] piers N COUNT: oft in names after n A pier is a platform sticking out into water, usually the sea, which people walk along or use when getting onto or off boats. ...Brighton Pier …

    English dictionary

  • 47pier */ — UK [pɪə(r)] / US [pɪr] noun [countable] Word forms pier : singular pier plural piers 1) a) a structure built out from the land over water and used for getting on and off boats b) a structure built out from the land over water, especially at the… …

    English dictionary

  • 48Pier — pirsas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Uosto statinys laivams iš abiejų pusių priplaukti ir švartuotis. atitikmenys: angl. jetti; pier vok. Pier, m rus. пирс, m; пристань, f …

    Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • 49pier — pirsas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Uosto statinys laivams iš abiejų pusių priplaukti ir švartuotis. atitikmenys: angl. jetti; pier vok. Pier, m rus. пирс, m; пристань, f …

    Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • 50pier — noun Pier is used after these nouns: ↑fishing …

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