different between boardwalk vs pier

English

Etymology

board +? walk.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b??dw??k/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?b??d?w?k/
• Hyphenation: board?walk

Noun

boardwalk (plural boardwalks)

1. A slightly elevated path for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically (Canada, US) one running alongside a body of water or beach.

Synonyms

• (elevated path by a beach): promenade

Translations

Verb

boardwalk (third-person singular simple present boardwalks, present participle boardwalking, simple past and past participle boardwalked)

1. To install a boardwalk over.

Translations

Further reading

• boardwalk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• walkboard

English

Etymology

From Middle English pere (“bridge pillar”), from Medieval Latin pera, from Old Northern French pira (“breakwater”), from Vulgar Latin *petricus, from Latin petra.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??/
• (General American) enPR: pîr, IPA^(key): /pi?/
• Rhymes: -??(?)
• Homophone: peer

Noun

pier (plural piers)

1. A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.
2. A similar structure, especially at a seaside resort, used to provide entertainment.
3. A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge.
4. (architecture) A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof, or the hinges of a gate.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• jetty
• mole
• wharf

Anagrams

• Peri, peri, peri-, prie, ripe

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ir

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch pier, probably from the name Pierre.

Noun

pier m (plural pieren, diminutive piertje n)

1. (zoology) A worm, earthworm (in Flanders)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English pier.

Noun

pier m (plural pieren, diminutive piertje n)

1. (architecture) A pier, jetty

Derived terms

• wandelpier

See also

• aanlegsteiger
• golfbreker
• hoofd
• steiger

Etymology 3

Unknown; Flanders only

Alternative forms

• piere (obsolete)

Noun

pier m (plural pieren, diminutive piertje n)

1. (archaic) A physical trap
2. (archaic) A figurative trap, ambush
3. (archaic) A place one is trapped in:
   1. a prison
   2. a rabbit den

Derived terms

• pieren
• (trap types) steenpier(e), vliegepier(e)
• pierkoorde

Verb

pier

1. first-person singular present indicative of pieren
2. imperative of pieren

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Anagrams

• prei
• riep

Latin

Verb

pier

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of pi?

Middle English

Noun

pier

1. Alternative form of pere (“peer”)

Adjective

pier

1. Alternative form of pere (“equal”)

Romanian

Verb

pier

1. first-person singular present indicative of pieri
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of pieri

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) biera

Noun

pier f (plural piers)

1. (Sutsilvan) beer, ale

Synonyms

• gervosa