- pier n
- What keeps a dock floating above water? Pier pressure.
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Pier 54 — in New York City is a former Cunard Line pier that is associated with the 1915 RMS Lusitania maritime disasters. It is now part of Hudson River Park.HistoryChelsea PiersPier 54 was one of a set of piers running along the West Side of Manhattan… … Wikipedia
Pier — Datos generales Origen Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina Información artística Género(s) Rock and roll … Wikipedia Español
Pier 39 — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Pier 39, San Francisco, California … Wikipedia Español
Pier 21 — is a Canadian museum and National Historic Site in Nova Scotia s Halifax Regional Municipality.Located in Halifax s South End in the Halifax Ocean Terminals, Pier 21 was used as a passenger terminal for trans Atlantic ocean liners (ships such as… … Wikipedia
Pier 39 — Der Pier 39 ist ein Teil von Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. Es ist eine ehemalige Bootsanlegestelle, die heute einen ganzjährigen Rummel mit Souvenir Läden, Fahrgeschäften, Restaurants und einem Aquarium beherbergt. Die Pier befindet sich im … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pier 39 — is a shopping center and popular tourist attraction built on a pier in San Francisco, California. At Pier 39, there are shops, restaurants, a video arcade, street performances, an interpretive center for the Marine Mammal Center, the Aquarium of… … Wikipedia
Pier 41 — is a ferry terminal in San Francisco. Pier 41 is for sale as of 9/2006, and expected to be on the market for 2008. The former headquarters of Blue Gold Fleet, their box offices are now located at Pier 39. The ferries are all at Pier 41.The Pier… … Wikipedia
Pier — Pier, n. [OE. pere, OF. piere a stone, F. pierre, fr. L. petra, Gr. ?. Cf. {Petrify}.] 1. (Arch.) (a) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pier 63 — is a former Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad railroad barge which is sited on the Hudson River in New York City, on the West Side of the borough of Manhattan, close to 26th Street and near Chelsea Piers and Hudson River Park. It was… … Wikipedia
Pier 66 — is a public boat house in Manhattan, New York located at 26th Street on the Hudson River.New York River Sports, located at Pier 66, comprises NY Kayak Polo, Manhattan Kayak Company and New York Outrigger who all share the facility. External links … Wikipedia
pier — ⇒PIER, subst. masc. Quai établi perpendiculairement à l axe d un fleuve ou d un estuaire. En quittant le pier des paquebots transatlantiques, il ne dit que ces mots: «Nous aviserons demain (...)» (VERNE, Tour monde, 1873, p.190). Prononc.:[ ].… … Encyclopédie Universelle
