pier

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Cầu tàu, bến thuyền

BrE /piə/ AmE /pir/

noun en → vi

1 STRUCTURE [singular] B1

Cầu tàu, bến thuyền

a long narrow structure built out into the sea, a lake, or a river for people to walk on

  • at the end of the pier

Collocations pier at a seaside resort · walk along the pier

  • The pier is very popular with tourists.

    Cầu tàu rất được du khách yêu thích.

2 SPORT [singular] C1

Bàn nhảy cầu, bục nhảy

a long narrow platform from which people jump into water as a sport or for fun

  • jump off the pier

Collocations high diving pier · dive from the pier

  • She won a gold medal for her dive from the pier.

    Cô ấy đã giành huy chương vàng cho cú nhảy cầu của mình.