underpier
noun
1.
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
2.
(in a bridge or the like) a support for the ends of adjacent spans.
3.
a square pillar.
4.
a portion of wall between doors, windows, etc.
5.
a pillar or post on which a gate or door is hung.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a structure with a deck that is built out over water, and used as a landing place, promenade, etc |
| 2. | a pillar that bears heavy loads, esp one of rectangular cross section |
| 3. | the part of a wall between two adjacent openings |
| 4. | another name for buttress |
| [C12 per, from Anglo-Latin pera pier supporting a bridge] | |
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Word Origin & History
pier
c.1150, "support of a span of a bridge," from M.L. pera, of unknown origin, perhaps from O.N.Fr. pire "a breakwater," from V.L. *petricus, from L. petra "rock." Meaning "solid structure in a harbor, used as a landing place for vessels," is attested from 1453.
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