Dock
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The word dock in American English refers to one or a group of human-made structures that are involved in the handling of boats or ships. In British English, the term is not used the same way as in Ame
Dock for cruise ships in Sint Maarten in the Caribbean
Docks in St. Petersburg, Russia
Partially backfilled dry dock of the former Valmet Vuosaari Shipyard in Vuosaari, Helsinki, Finland
A small dry dock in Gloucester, England
Pier
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A pier is a raised structure that rises above a body of water and usually juts out from its shore, typically supported by piles or pillars, and provides above-water access to offshore areas. Frequent
Dock
…A dockyard (or shipyard) consists of one or more docks, usually with other structures. In American English, dock is technically synonymous with pier or wharf—any human-made structure in the water intended for people to be on. However, in modern use, pier is generally used to refer to structures…
A wooden pier in Corfu, Greece
Out-of-use industrial bulk cargo Pier, Cook Inlet, Alaska.
Print of a Victorian pier in Margate in the English county of Kent, 1897
The Scheveningen Pier