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pier

noun as in support; place for boats

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She told the jury at the High Court in Edinburgh that, after being admitted to hospital in Lerwick, Mr Pearson said he had driven his car off a pier and stabbed himself.

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It said strong gusts "pose a significant risk to safety" and appealed to the public to "exercise extreme caution, particularly along exposed cliffs, seafronts, piers and waterside paths".

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Before she left town, Noem posted about the Naples pier on Instagram.

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The base at Yulin has five new piers which appear to have been constructed in the last five years.

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They are also found around river mouths, estuaries and manmade structures like piers and groynes.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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