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 The expansion will happen at both piers that FOG uses at Fort Mason. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Two of the strongest El Niños in the last 75 years, in 1982-83 and 1997-98, were associated with extensive damage to the Southern California coast, battering homes, flooding streets and damaging piers. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 All of the city beaches and piers in Newport Beach are closed until further notice, the city said. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 Benioff left a tiny gap between one of the piers and the pipe. — Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2026 Under Spanish rule, able-bodied Malay men, from teenagers to adults, were required to perform 40 days of unpaid annual labor on roads, bridges, churches, forts, piers, plantations, haciendas and mines. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 People are advised to stay out of the water and away from rocks, jetties, piers and other infrastructure near the ocean, the agency says. — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2026 Officials were forced to close the bridge for about two months in February 2024 after two of its support piers shifted. — Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026 But there are plenty of other piers for a fun family day out. — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 3 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The village built on the Luna Rossa base’s docks — its metallic structure wrapped externally in reflective foil — is an immersive, low-light space with modular wooden and aluminum displays intended for flexibility.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
All 564 elegant rooms and suites are spacious with harbor views, combining generous windows and contemporary furniture with iHome docks.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of docks

Noun

But in 1820, Shippingport had about 600 residents, three wharves for steamboats, taverns and a flour mill.

— Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Aug. 2026
The redevelopment would change that by extending and upgrading existing wharves and dredging areas around the docks.

— David Nikel, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of wharves

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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

Similarly to the Chicago Theatre, the Rapp & Rapp team designed a balcony that spanned the breadth of the auditorium without any columns to block the spectators below, Loerzel and Pierce's book noted.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
The towering marble columns in the two-story lobby and the old-fashioned elevators with dials tracking the cars’ locations are but two of the many elements retained from the days when the edifice, built in 1911, was the Union National Bank.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026