Noun
Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge; the piece of wall between two openings.
Any additional or auxiliary mass of masonry used to stiffen a wall. See Buttress.
A projecting wharf or landing place.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA pier is a disappointed bridge; yet stare at it for long enough and you can dream it to the other side of the Channel. Julian Barnes
I know we must abide each by the rules that bind us here: the divers, and the sailors, and the women on the pier. Joanna Newsom
Pier Angeli was in the movie called Sea of Sand that Guy Green directed where this idea came up. Richard Attenborough
I confidently expect that we shall continue to be grouped with mothers-in-law and Wigan Pier as one of the recognized objects of ridicule. Edward Bridges, 1st Baron Bridges
At pier four there is a 34-foot yawl-rigged yacht with two of the three hundred and twenty-four Esthonians who are sailing around in different parts of the world, in boats between 28 and 36 feet long and sending back articles to the Esthonian newspapers. Ernest Hemingway
I'm not looking for anything more than any other guy. I like a good smile. Pretty eyes. She has to be active, like not play-sports active, but she'll play air hockey, do some pool, go for rides on the Santa Monica Pier. I would much rather have fun with her than do the cool thing. Mitchel Musso