A projecting wharf or landing place.
A structure that projects out from the shoreline, to which boats are secured; Compare to dock and wharf
The structure perpendicular to the shoreline to which a vessel is secured for the purpose of loading and unloading cargo.
a structure extending into navigable waters used as a landing and for the loading and unloading of vessels.
A structure extending into navigable water, used as a landing place or promenade. A pier is not a dock.
A loading platform extending out from the shore.
A structure extending from shore into the water for the mooring of vessels; its longest dimension is approximately perpendicular to the shore and vessels usually moor on both sides (and sometimes at the offshore end or pierhead). See finger pier.
A flat structure built perpendicular to the shore to facilitate loading and unloading of cargo and/or passengers from vessels. In everyday conversation, pier is interchangeable with dock and wharf.
structure with a platform projecting from the shore into navigable water for mooring vessels
a structure extending into navigable waters for use as a landing place, or to protect or form a harbor.
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
a floating, or fixed above the water structure that alows the water to pass undernieth
a type of wharf expressly set aside for an individual vessel
A structure extending from solid land out into the water to afford convenient passage for persons and property to and from vessels alongside the pier; a projecting wharf.
A structure, which just out into a waterway from the shore, for mooring vessels and cargo handling. Sometimes called a finger pier.
A loading/landing platform extending at an angle from the shore.
A wooden structure (although it may be built from other materials) built over the water, used by boats for landing.
a wharf constructed on solid fill or pilings that restricts water circulation
A landing stage built out into the sea, often called a wharf.
Generally, a structure, usually of open construction, extending out into the water from the shore to serve as a vessel landing place or recreational facility rather than to afford coastal protection; generally defined as a wharf or portion of a wharf extending from the shoreline with water on both sides.
Structure extending into the water from shoreline to allow vessels to dock
Structure extending into the water from shoreline to provide dockage.
A place extending out into the water where vessels may dock. Usually made out of wood or cement.
That part of a wharf which is intended for the mooring of vessels.
A pier is a raised walkway over water, supported by widely spread piles or pillars. The lighter structure of a pier allows tides and currents to flow almost unhindered, whereas the more solid foundations of a quay or the closely-spaced piles of a wharf can act as breakwaters, and are consequently more liable to silting. Piers can range in size and complexity from a simply lightweight wooden structure to major structures extended over a mile out to sea.
