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pier

architectural upright support for a structure or superstructure
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pier

Summary

pier ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (356 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • pier is made of natural stone[2].
  • pier is a type of structural support[3].
  • pier is a type of architectural structure[4].
  • pier is a type of architectural element[5].
  • pier is used for buttress[6].
  • pier's Commons category is recorded as Piers (architecture)[7].
  • pier's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[8].
  • pier's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[9].
  • pier's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of Civil Engineering Terminology (1st edition)[10].
  • pier's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Architecture and Building (2nd edition)[11].
  • pier's different from is recorded as pier[12].
  • pier's different from is recorded as leg[13].
  • pier's different from is recorded as pillar[14].
  • pier's connects with is recorded as bridge fall prevention structure[15].
  • pier's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/03933933-n[16].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include structural support[3], architectural structure[4], and architectural element[5].

Use and Application

pier is used for buttress[6].

Why It Matters

pier ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (356 views/month).[1] pier has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] pier is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Exact match → http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/03933933-n
    Different from → pier, leg, pillar
    Subclass of → structural support, architectural structure, architectural element
    Connects with → bridge fall prevention structure
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 18605, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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