Synonyms of piers

piers

noun

plural of pier

1

as in docks

a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers

tied the boat up at the pier

Synonyms & Similar Words

• docks
• wharves
• wharfs
• quays
• jetties
• landings
• levees
• floats
• marinas
• quais
• moorings
• berths
• shipyards
• dockyards
• slips
• embarcaderos
• wharfages
• quayages

2

as in pilasters

an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure

a bridge pier

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pilasters
• pillars
• columns
• stanchions
• posts
• pilings
• pedestals
• obelisks
• buttresses
• caryatides
• caryatids
• piles
• needles
• flying buttresses