piers

plural of pier
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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

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Noun
  • The agency says residents with docks can collect any dead fish with a skimmer and place them in the regular trash.
    Jeff Weiner, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Unlike most Thunderbolt docks, the hybrid technology used in the TBT-6950PD can support multiple independent displays, even on systems that would otherwise be limited to just one, like Apple Macs with base M1/M2/M3 chips.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • All of the cells settled down around the pillars, which caused their nuclei to curve.
    Michael Franco, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The programming dovetails with the school’s own pillars of pride, which discourage bullying.
    Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Read other Fortune columns by François Candelon.
    Riccarda Joas, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Today's largest cargo vessels are longer than three football fields, with cranes required to lift containers and stack them in towering columns.
    CBS News, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Piers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piers. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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