>A pier is not a dock. It is a fixed structure extending from the >shore into the water (OED says "sea" specifically, but I have often >heard the term applied to such structures in fresh water)), often for >the mooring of vessels. There is a famous one in England - Wigan Pier >(on the Leeds & Liverpool canal), although it wasn't much of a pier.
Maybe so but it is without peer ! Nb Northernerbornandbred [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
