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| bollard |
any of the thick stout posts on a wharf or pier, to which the mooring lines of vessels are attached. [1/2 definitions] |
| crib |
a heavy underwater framework for supporting a structure such as a pier, dock, boathouse, or the like. [1/12 definitions] |
| cutwater |
the upstream face of a bridge pier, designed to resist moving water or ice. [1/2 definitions] |
| dock1 |
a wharf or pier, the water bounded by two piers, or such water area together with the piers around it. [2/8 definitions] |
| jetty1 |
a pier built for docking ships; wharf. [1/2 definitions] |
| mole4 |
a massive stone or concrete structure serving as a pier or breakwater. [1/2 definitions] |
| quay |
a pier, wharf, or other structure built along a shore for landing, loading, and unloading boats or ships. |
| wharf |
a structure built along a shore, and often into the water, at which boats can be docked and loaded or unloaded; pier; quay. [1/4 definitions] |
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