pierhead

[ peer-hed ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pierhead¹

First recorded in 1675–85; pier + head

Example Sentences

Also available for bidding is the Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Light, which offers views of the Cleveland skyline, starting at $25,000, and the Keweenaw Waterway Lower Entrance Light, an early 20th century structure with 1,000 square feet of interior space at the southern end of the Portage River in Chassell, Mich., starting at $10,000.

From Los Angeles Times

Later in the evening, a beacon with be lit outside the Pierhead building in Cardiff Bay at 21:45 BST, in co-ordinance with thousands of beacons across the UK and the capitals of 54 Commonwealth countries.

From BBC

Hab bellowed, “or we’ll be making a pierhead jump!”

From Literature

A 21-gun salute will sound outside the Pierhead as the Queen arrives at Cardiff Central railway station.

From BBC

Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Light, built in 1911 to guide ships in Lake Erie approaching the Port of Cleveland, housed a Coast Guard Station until 1976.

From Seattle Times