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pilíř — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • pier noun A raised platform that extends from the shore out over water, used for boats or entertainment.
  • pile noun A number of things heaped or stacked on top of each other.
  • pillar noun A tall vertical post, usually supporting part of a building.
  • pivot noun A central point or shaft on which something turns or balances.
  • prop noun An object used to support something, or to keep it in place.

Senses

pilíř is used for these senses in English:

  • pier A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge.
  • pile (architecture, civil engineering) A beam, pole, or pillar, driven completely into the ground, usually as one of a group that constitutes a foundation.
  • pivot (figuratively, by extension) Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.
  • prop (rugby) The player on either side of the hooker in a scrum.

pier — full definition

  1. noun A raised platform that extends from the shore out over water, used for boats or entertainment.
  2. noun A supporting column, such as one holding up a bridge or arch.

pile — full definition

  1. noun A number of things heaped or stacked on top of each other.
  2. noun Informally, a large amount, especially of money.
  3. noun A long beam or post driven deep into the ground to support a structure such as a building or pier.
  4. verb To heap things up, or to move as a group in a disorganised way.

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