Shore-pier
11pier — noun a) A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty. b) A similar …
12pier — A man made structure extending from the shore against which vessels may lie to load or unload cargo. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …
13pier — A sculptural and an architectural term with several possible meanings. It is most commonly a platform extending from a shore over water and supported by piles or pillars, used either as a mooring for ships or boats, or for entertainments of… …
14Abutment pier — Pier Pier, n. [OE. pere, OF. piere a stone, F. pierre, fr. L. petra, Gr. ?. Cf. {Petrify}.] 1. (Arch.) (a) Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge; the piece of wall between two… …
15Jersey Shore — This article is about the region. For the MTV reality show, see Jersey Shore (TV series). For other uses, see Jersey Shore (disambiguation). Wildwood, New Jersey at night, 2008. The Jersey Shore is a term used to refer to both the Atlantic coast… …
16Navy Pier — Municipal Pier U.S. National Register of Historic Places Chicago Landmark …
17Southend Pier — Infobox Pier Pier name=Southend Pier caption=Southend pier from the land official name= carries=pedestrians, shuttle train, lifeboat crews /supplies crosses=Thames Estuary locale=Essex, UK type=Pleasure, RNLI lifeboat station maint=Southend… …
18West Pier — Infobox Pier Pier name= West Pier caption= West Pier on fire in March 2003 official name= West Pier carries= crosses= locale= Brighton type= Pleasure Pier maint= id= design= Eugenius Birch construction= owner= West Pier Trust mainspan= length=… …
19North Pier, Blackpool — North Pier Blackpool s North Pier, viewed from the top of Blackpool Tower Official name North Pier Type Pleasure Pier with Landing Jetty …
20Ice pier — Historically, two supply ships, a freighter and a tanker, arrive at the ice pier each summer, after an icebreaker opens a ship channel through pack ice. The ice pier’s key function is to provide a platform for freight trucks to come alongside a… …
