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Pier image:Brighton Pier, Brighton, East Sussex, England-2Oct2011 (1).jpg, Seaside pleasure pier in Brighton, England. The first seaside piers were built in England in the early 19th century. A pier is a raised structure that rises above a body of ...
, a raised structure over a body of water *
Pier (architecture) A pier, in architecture, is an upright support for a structure or superstructure such as an arch or bridge. Sections of structural walls between openings (bays) can function as piers. External or free-standing walls may have piers at the ends o ...
, an architectural support *
Piers (name) Piers is an old English given name and surname, and has the same origins as Peter. Its meaning is 'rock, stone'. People with the given name * Piers Adam (born 1964), British businessman * Piers Adams (born 1963), British recorder player * Piers ...
, a given name and surname (including lists of people with the name) *
Piers baronets There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Piers, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of Ireland. One creation is extant as of 2008 while the other is dormant. The Piers Baronetcy, of Stonepit ...
, two titles, in the baronetages of Ireland and Nova Scotia *
Piers Island Piers Island is a small island in Satellite Channel, British Columbia, Canada. The channel joins Saanich Inlet on the west with Colburne Passage to Haro Strait on the east, which is the section of the Canada–US border separating the Gulf Isla ...
, British Columbia, Canada * PIERS: The Port Import/Export Reporting Service, an American trade intelligence company


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Pier (disambiguation) A pier is a raised walkway over water, supported by widely spread piles or pillars. Pier or PIER may also refer to: __NOTOC__ People with the name * Pier (given name) * Ford Pier (born 1970), Canadian singer-songwriter * Harriet Hamilton Pier (18 ...
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Pierres (disambiguation) There are works that are named Pierres, pronounced like Pierre: * ''Pierres'' (novel), a novel of Victor Hugo * ''Pierres'' (poems), a collection of poems of Roger Caillois Pierres is the name of several communes in France: *Pierres, Calvados, i ...
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Pierse Pierse is both a surname and a given name. The name originated from the Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain during the late Middle Ages, meaning "son of Peter". Notable people with the surname or given name include: Surname *Annamay Pierse (born 1983), ...
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Pierce (disambiguation) Pierce may refer to: Places Canada * Pierce Range, a mountain range on Vancouver Island, British Columbia United States * Pierce, Colorado * Pierce, Idaho * Pierce, Illinois * Pierce, Kentucky * Pierce, Nebraska * Pierce, Texas * Pierce, West ...
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Peirse (disambiguation) Peirse may refer to: People with the surname *Henry Peirse (1750s-1824), English politician * Richard Peirse (Royal Navy officer) (1860-1940), English Royal Navy officer *Richard Peirse (1892-1970), English RAF commander * Richard Peirse (RAF offic ...
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