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pier

noun as in support; place for boats

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Boats can dock at wharfs, quays and piers protected by the reef's natural lagoon.

This will include access to a new resort opening on the pier, which will allow players to decorate guest rooms and purchase new items at a souvenir shop.

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Look back and you see the beach, the pier and the hills of the central coast sprawling beyond them.

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The crowds that previously packed the area surrounding the city’s famous pier have dwindled.

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

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