Pier vs. Anta

Pier and Anta Definitions
Pier
A platform extending from a shore over water and supported by piles or pillars, used to secure, protect, and provide access to ships or boats.
Anta
A pilaster forming the end of a projecting lateral wall, as in some Greek temples, and constituting one boundary of the portico.
Pier
Such a structure used predominantly for entertainment.
Anta
(architecture) A kind of pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination, treated architecturally as a pilaster, with capital and base.
Pier
A supporting structure at the junction of connecting spans of a bridge.
Anta
A species of pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination, treated architecturally as a pilaster, with capital and base.
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Pier
A pillar, generally rectangular in cross section, supporting an arch or roof.
Pier
The portion of a wall between windows, doors, or other openings.
Pier
A reinforcing structure that projects from a wall; a buttress.
Pier
A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.
Your boat is docked at the pier.
Pier
A similar structure, especially at a seaside resort, used to provide entertainment.
There is a gaming arcade on the pier.
Pier
A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge.
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Pier
(architecture) A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof, or the hinges of a gate.
Pier
Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge; the piece of wall between two openings.
Pier
A projecting wharf or landing place.
Pier
A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
Pier
(architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)
Pier
A support for two adjacent bridge spans
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