The Clue
Loading/unloading locale (4 letter answer)
The Answer
PIER
Tags
Notes
The answer PIER is seen frequently, appearing about once every 100 puzzles.
Related Clues
Breakwater
Buttress
Dock
Jetty
Mole
Piling
Wharf
Berth place
Boardwalk abutter
Bridge support
Debarking point
Debarking site
Docking station
Embarkation location
Fishing spot
Harbor fixture
Harbor sight
Harbor structure
Harbor unit
Kind of table
Loading site
Marina mole
Place to dock
Place for a stroll
Port facility
Square pillar
Stevedore's spot
Unloading site
Waterfront sight
Waterfront walk
Yacht spot
Atlantic Beach attraction
Atlantic City attraction
Kind of glass or table
Place to drop a line from
Place for seagulls to sit
Structure having piles
Where a shenango toils
___ pressure (cause of a jetty collapse)
Site of many tie-ups
Wall portion between windows
Definition
PIER as a noun:
1. (pier, wharf, wharfage, dock) = a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
2. (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)
3. a support for two adjacent bridge spans