piers
Example Sentences
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Shaking from a quake could damage wharves, piers, buildings and roadway above the seawall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
It sits not on a foundation but on helical piers screwed into the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
DUBAI—Before the Iran war, 40,000 shipping containers a day moved through Jebel Ali port, a sprawling complex of deep-water piers and warehouses that powered this city-state’s rise from backwater to international powerhouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
From piers to palaces, tourist attractions are getting creative to lure in the trippers.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
Under the piers it was very high tide and the waves splashed on rocks they had not reached in a long time.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
