Pier



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 桥墩; 码头
• ［英］ n. 桥墩 ( an intermediate support)
• ［例］ The ship you want to board is at pier 4.

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English per, from Old English, from Medieval Latin pera
• Date: 12th century
• 1. an intermediate support for the adjacent ends of two bridge spans
• 2. a structure (as a breakwater) extending into navigable water for use as a landing place or promenade or to protect or form a harbor
• 3. a vertical structural support: as
  • a. the wall between two openings
  • b. pillar, pilaster
  • c. a vertical member that supports the end of an arch or lintel
  • d. an auxiliary mass of masonry used to stiffen a wall
• 4. a structural mount (as for a telescope) usually of stonework, concrete, or steel

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