pier

nouns

a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

dock, pier, wharf, wharfage

(architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)

pier

is a part of

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

"the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures"

domain category

the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings

"architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"

is a type of (narrower)

any device that bears the weight of another thing

"there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"

a support for two adjacent bridge spans

pier

is a part of

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

is a type of (narrower)

any device that bears the weight of another thing

"there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"