- plural of pier.
piers
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Two of the strongest El Niños in the last 75 years were associated with extensive damage to the Southern California coast, battering homes, flooding streets and damaging piers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
In Newport Beach, police posted an alert online Saturday saying ongoing flooding had closed all city beaches and piers until further notice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
DUBAI—Before the Iran war, 40,000 shipping containers a day moved through Jebel Ali port, a sprawling complex of deep-water piers and warehouses that powered this city-state’s rise from backwater to international powerhouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
But on either side stood empty piers whose planned allegorical statues by French had yet to be cast in bronze, much less installed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
On the eastern side, in the angle of two piers, there was a great door, high above the ground; and over it was a shuttered window, opening upon a balcony hedged with iron bars.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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