Assertion: pier | /r/CapableOf | provide access
Facets:
value: to shipping
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to offshore areas
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: to boats
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: As nouns the difference between platform and pier is that platform is a raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made while pier is a raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.
text: As nouns the difference between pier and pilaster is that pier is a raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty while pilaster is (architecture) a rectangular column that projects partially from the wall to which it attached; it gives the appearance of a support, but is only for decoration.
text: As nouns the difference between pier and pile is that pier is a raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping;
text: It supported by pillars and often provides access to boats and ships.
text: A pier is a raised structure that rises above a body of water and usually juts out from its shore, typically supported by piles or pillars, and provides above-water access to offshore areas.