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PRONUNCIATION OF PIERHEAD

pierhead  [ˈpɪəˌhed] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PIERHEAD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pierhead is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PIERHEAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pierhead in the English dictionary

The definition of pierhead in the dictionary is the end of a pier.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PIERHEAD


beetlehead
ˈbiːtəlˌhed
bountyhed
ˈbaʊntɪˌhed
casinghead
ˈkeɪsɪŋˌhed
dopehead
ˈdəʊpˌhed
dragon´s-head
ˈdræɡənzˌhed
drearihead
ˈdrɪərɪˌhed
drerihead
ˈdrɪərɪˌhed
featherhead
ˈfeðəˌhed
go-ahead
ˈɡəʊəˌhed
hashhead
ˈhæʃˌhed
hindhead
ˈhaɪndˌhed
jolterhead
ˈdʒɒltəˌhed
jolthead
ˈdʒɒltˌhed
jughead
ˈdʒʌɡˌhed
livelihead
ˈlaɪvlɪˌhed
plowhead
ˈplaʊˌhed
scaldhead
ˈskɔːldˌhed
seemlihead
ˈsiːmlɪˌhed
snakehead
ˈsneɪkˌhed
waterhead
ˈwɔːtərˌhed

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PIERHEAD

pier
pier glass
pier table
pierage
pierce
pierceable
piercer
piercing
piercingly
piercingness
Pieria
Pierian
Pierian Spring
pierid
Pierides
pieridine
pieris
Piero della Francesca
Piero di Cosimo
pierogi

WORDS THAT END LIKE PIERHEAD

ahead
airhead
chowderhead
copperhead
dunderhead
floorhead
gearhead
hammerhead
hoarhead
jarhead
leatherhead
letterhead
loggerhead
niggerhead
nuclear warhead
overhead
rudderhead
spearhead
Stourhead
thunderhead
warhead

Synonyms and antonyms of pierhead in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pierhead» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PIERHEAD

Find out the translation of pierhead to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pierhead from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pierhead» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

海翠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pierhead
570 millions of speakers

English

pierhead
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pierhead
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pierhead
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Pierhead
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pierhead
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pierhead
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

musoir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pierhead
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pierhead
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pierhead
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pierhead
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pierhead
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pierhead
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துளைத்துச் செல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पादचारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iskelebaşı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Pierhead
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pierhead
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Pierhead
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pierhead
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Pierhead
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Pier Head
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pierhead
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Pierhead
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pierhead

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PIERHEAD»

The term «pierhead» is regularly used and occupies the 101.830 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PIERHEAD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pierhead» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pierhead» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pierhead

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIERHEAD»

Discover the use of pierhead in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pierhead and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
off Bay Island; north of a line parallel to and 150 feet from the pierhead line off Fernando Street; northwest of the east side of Adams Street extended; and southwest of a line bearing 131° from Newport Bay Channel Light 11, being parallel to ...
‎2003
2
Code of Federal Regulations
off Bay Island; north of a line parallel to and 150 feet from the pierhead line off Fernando Street: northwest of the east side of Adams Street extended: and southwest of a line bearing 131° from Newport Bay Channel Light 11. being parallel to ...
‎2009
3
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
east side of the end of "A" Street; north of an irregular line parallel to and 150 feet from the north pierhead line off Balboa Peninsula from "A" to "K" Streets; south of the south line of the main channel; and south and southeast of an irregular line ...
‎1976
4
Code of Federal Regulations, Navigation and Navigatable Waters
(i) Area A-9. In Balboa Island Channel, east of a line bearing due north from U.S. Station 151, being 25 feet west of the end of Emerald Avenue; north of a line parallel to and 75 feet from the north pierhead line off Balboa Island; west of the east ...
5
Pierhead Jump
His Co-op bicycle still on the quay-side, the young Tommy Miller looks on in horror as the gangway is raised. Suddenly he is leaving his beloved Liverpool. And he only boarded the Empire McDermott to get some ciggies!
Tommy Miller, 1996
6
Conclusions and Recommendations of the Ports and Navigation ...
12 1 the water. A municipality may enact ordinances not inconsistent with 2 this section regulating the construction of wharves and piers located 3 within, or attached to land within, such municipality. 4 (3) Establishment of pierhead lines.
Wisconsin. Legislature. Legislative Council. Ports and Navigation Committee, 1959
7
LIst of All Existing U.S. Lighthouses
Ml 100. Ml 101. Ml 102. Ml 103. Ml 104. Ml 105. Ml 106. Ml 107. Ml 108. Ml 109. Ml 110. Ml 111. Ml 112 Ml 113. Ml 114. (now Ml 115. Illinois Indiana Buffington Breakwater Indiana lN 1 . lndiana Harbor. St. Joseph N. Pierhead St. Joseph N. Pier ...
Bob & Sandra Shanklin
8
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 33, Navigation and ...
Northeast of a line bearing 108°30' from Newport Bay Channel Lighted Buoy 10, this line being the northeast line of the main channel; north of a line parallel to and 350 feet from the south pierhead line off Balboa Island; west of the west ...
Office of the Federal Register (U S ), 2011
9
Pacific Boating Almanac 2004: Southern California and Mexico
In Lido Channel, northeast of a line parallel to and 1 95 feet from the pierhead line along the southwest shore of Lido isle; north of the south U.S. Bulkhead line off Lido Isle extended; southwest of a line parallel to and 120 feet from the pierhead ...
Peter L. Griffes, 2003
10
Cleveland's Lighthouses
In 1910—1911, new lighthouses were built on each breakwater pierhead — conical ironclad structures painted white — the longest lived of the harbor's many lights. They have pointed the way to and from Cleveland's docks every day, seven ...
Janice B. Patterson, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIERHEAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pierhead is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Final Day of Shopping Week
... float procession tonight, which starts at 7pm and is followed by an open-air dance and firework display at the Pierhead from 9.45 pm – 11pm. «The Orcadian, Jul 15»
2
Dinghy sailor rescued from water by passing yacht
The volunteer RNLI lifeboat crew launched from Southend pierhead at 5.15pm to the sailor, who had been rescued by the passing yacht ... «Maldon and Burnham Standard, Jul 15»
3
Dinghy found drifting offshore at Leigh
Southend RNLI lifeboat was launched from the pierhead boathouse after the coastguard reported a dinghy was drifting offshore at Leigh at ... «Echo, Jul 15»
4
When does Cardiff Bay Beach 2015 open? How much does it cost?
The nearest place to park is The Pierhead Street MSCP which has 1238 spaces. Fees start at £2 for up to 1 hour in the week, and costs just £4 ... «WalesOnline, Jul 15»
5
Stromness Shopping Week is officially underway
... from the Town House garden, the Royal Party left the pierhead, by horse-drawn carriage, to carry out numerous engagements over the week. «The Orcadian, Jul 15»
6
UPDATED: Boat hits Southend Pier
The Atlantic 75 lifeboat, from the pierhead boathouse, was sent to its aid. Share article. Den Freeman, spokesman for Southend RNLI, said: “A crew member ... «Echo, Jul 15»
7
Hit the road, Jack!
About 30 miles further north are Manistee's North Pierhead Lighthouse and Little Sable Point Lighthouse in the Silver Lake State Park. While at ... «HollandSentinel.com, Jul 15»
8
Paper, plastic, park…maybe even art in Gansevoort mix
Before they went out to the pierhead to watch the barge maneuvers, Weinberg and Johnson observed several garbage trucks dumping the final ... «The Villager, Jul 15»
9
$4 million renovation aims to make Waterfront Stadium more like …
Upgrades within the past 10 years include work on Municipal Marina, the popular Musical Fountain, the South Pierhead Inner Light and the ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
10
Care home owner at centre of abuse probe 'could and should' have …
Her friend and carer Vivien Thomas, who gathered with dozens of other grieving members of the public at the Pierhead Building in Cardiff Bay ... «WalesOnline, Jul 15»

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