Pier definition

Pier means any structure extending into navigable waters from the shore with water on both sides, built or maintained for the purpose of providing a berth for watercraft or for loading or unloading cargo or passengers onto or from watercraft. Such a structure may include a boat shelter which is removed season- ally. Such a structure may include a boat hoist or boat lift, and the hoist or lift may be permanent or may be removed seasonally.
Pier means any pier, wharf, dock, float, gridiron or other structure to promote the convenient loading or unloading or other discharge of vessels or watercraft, or the repair thereof.
Pier means a fixed or floating structure extending from land out over water, that is used primarily for fishing or swimming and not designed or used for mooring or accessing vessels.

Examples of Pier in a sentence

  • Mileage: axle per mile per mile Trip rate Seattle Tacoma Pier change After two hours loading the hourly rate per hour will apply split will apply on containers from docks.


More Definitions of Pier

Pier means a platform structure supported by piles in a water body that abuts the shore to provide landing for water-dependent recreation or moorage for vessels or watercraft and does not include above water storage.
Pier means any structure, such as a dock, which extends into navigable waters from the shore, with water on both sides, and which is built or maintained for the purpose of servicing watercraft, providing a berth for watercraft, or for loading or unloading cargo or passengers onto or from watercraft. A pier may be an open−deck or solid−fill structure.
Pier means a permanent man-made structure built for use by the public extending from land out over the water.
Pier means dock, floating dock, and wharf.
Pier means that portion of the support system between the footing and the manufactured home, exclusive of shims.
Pier means a fixed or floating structure used primarily for fishing or swimming and not designed or used for mooring or accessing vessels.
Pier means a fixed moorage facility constructed outward from the river bank.