Pier

Pier

Platform supported by the land, or by a breakwater, appropriate for ships to come along one or both sides, to work as a quay. It is a quay that is not parallel to the coast line, but it is perpendicular to it, or forming an angle with it, ofering the advantage of allowing docking on both sides (Daltro Barbosa Leite).

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