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Meanings of short pier in English

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Usage of short pier in English
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The village stretches out along either side of a short pier.
BBC
2
A short pier jutted out over the water, but Dodge didn't see a boat.
Tough customer: a novel
3
Here, on mangrove-wood piles, was a short pier with a boathouse at its far end.
Black Caesar's Clan : A Florida Mystery Story
4
The five of them quickly climbed into the boat, which was moored past a short pier.
The Cylons’ Secret
5
Take a long walk off a short pier?
Red Planet Blues
6
So says the pilot Parker-thathe got her through until her starboard wheel passed the short pier.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 2: 1843-1858
7
Slowly I walked down the short pier.
A Set of Six
8
Someone ought to guide her to the lake and set her on a long walk up a short pier.
Orb Sceptre Throne
9
Suppose she was in the middle of the draw, her wheel would have been 31 feet from the short pier.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 2: 1843-1858
10
When they reached the short pier where Grady's boat was moored, Dennis reached across his torso to scratch under his shirtsleeve.
Stiltsville: a novel
11
Payne now saw that the light had revealed two yachts moored to a short pier which ran out from the eastern shore.
The Plunderer
12
That the current as represented would drive an ascending boat to the long pier but not to the short pier, as they urge.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 2: 1843-1858
13
How was it that the Afton with all her power flanked over from the channel to the short pier without moving one foot ahead?
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 2: 1843-1858
14
When Reggie had the glass in his hand, he raised it and said, "Here's to a long walk off a short pier for Jake Featherston."
American empire: blood and iron
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"Took a long walk off a short pier," said Dave, with a wry grin.
Bake sale murder
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"What you'll find in there is a long walk on a short pier," Sears said.
Ghost Story
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