Synonyms for pier
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.
Your boat is docked at the pier.
Related words
- Phrases
- pier glass
Forms
- Plural
- piers → docks, wharfs, jetties, landings…
Example sentences
- wharf The ship sounded its whistle and pulled away from the wharf.
- jetty A young couple were watching the sunset from the jetty.
- breakwater The breakwater had no effect against the tsunami.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pier | steady | |
| wharf | falling | |
| jetty | falling | |
| wharfage | falling | |
| breakwater | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- dock1, mole1
- 5 letters
- wharf1, jetty2, jutty
- 6 letters
- column2, pillar2
- 7 letters
- landing2
- 8 letters
- buttress2, wharfage
- 10 letters
- breakwater3
- 11 letters
- embarcadere
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jetty2 = 2 syllables).