- plural of pier.
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
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
But in 1982-83, when another super El Niño occurred, storms destroyed multiple piers and ripped away a 400-foot section of the Santa Monica Pier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
Images on social media showed one of its supporting stone piers was leaning at an angle and part of the metalwork had twisted and fallen into the river.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2025
In this way the main piers could remain quite thin in proportion to their height, allowing more space for the windows between them.
From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay
