pier.
A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.
Meaning & usage
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.
A similar structure, especially at a seaside resort, used to provide entertainment.
There is a gaming arcade on the pier.
A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge.
A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof, or the hinges of a gate.
A long corridor-like building with multiple gates extending from an airport terminal.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English pere (“bridge pillar, breakwater”), from either Anglo-Norman pere (“stone”, from Latin petra) or Old French *piere (Old Northern French pire, from either Late Latin *petricus or pēra "satchel"); compare Medieval Latin pira.
Try it on your idea.
pier has 4 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.