Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - pier
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pier
n. 1 a a structure of iron or wood raised on piles and leading out to sea, a lake, etc., used as a promenade and landing-stage, and often with entertainment arcades etc. b a breakwater; a mole. 2 a a support of an arch or of the span of a bridge; a pillar. b solid masonry between windows etc. Phrases and idioms pier-glass a large mirror, used orig. to fill wall-space between windows. Etymology: ME per f. AL pera, of unkn. orig.
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noun Etymology: Middle English per, from Old English, from Medieval Latin pera Date: 12th century an intermediate support for the adjacent ends of two bridge spans, a structure (as a breakwater) extending into navigable water for use as a landing place or promenade or to protect or form a harbor, a vertical structural support: as, the wall between two openings, pillar, pilaster, a vertical member that supports the end of an arch or lintel, an auxiliary mass of masonry used to stiffen a wall, a structural mount (as for a telescope) usually of stonework, concrete, or steel ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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