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pierhead

[ peer-hed ]

noun

  1. the outermost end of a pier or wharf.
  2. (in the Great Lakes area) a breakwater.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pierhead1

First recorded in 1675–85; pier + head
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Example Sentences

An infernal machine, such as has before been described, was blown up at the pierhead.

I say, Mr Frobisher, did you happen to notice a yellow-skinned chap standing on the pierhead as we left the dock?

The first bath in that city was established in 1828, and is known as the Pierhead.

Again, at the pierhead, white handkerchiefs and cheering and a flutter of coloured dresses.

But having cajoled or coerced Jack to the pierhead, he seemed unpersuadable to the final step of getting aboard.

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