pier — meaning in English

English meaning

• jetty noun A narrow structure built out into water, used as a landing place for boats or to protect a shoreline.
• pier noun A raised platform that extends from the shore out over water, used for boats or entertainment.
• worm noun A long, thin, legless invertebrate, such as an earthworm.

Senses

pier is used for these senses in English:

• jetty A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor or beach.
• worm (computing) A self-replicating program that propagates through a network, differing from a virus in usually lacking any destructive effects.

jetty — full definition

1. noun A narrow structure built out into water, used as a landing place for boats or to protect a shoreline.
2. noun A part of a building, usually an upper floor, that projects out over the storey beneath it.
3. adj Deep black, like the mineral jet.

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.

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