Boardwalk vs Pier - What's the difference?
boardwalk | pier |
A path for pedestrians, typically made out of wood and running alongside a beach.
* 2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/nyregion/new-jersey-continues-to-cope-with-hurricane-sandy.html?hp]," New York Times (retrieved 31 October 2012):
A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.
A similar structure, especially at a seaside resort, used to provide entertainment.
(US, nautical) A structure that projects tangentially from the shoreline to accommodate ships; often double-sided.
A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge.
(architecture) A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof.
As nouns the difference between pier and boardwalk
is that pier is a raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty while boardwalk is a path for pedestrians, typically made out of wood and running alongside a beach.boardwalk
English
(wikipedia boardwalk)Noun
(en noun)- New Jersey was reeling on Wednesday from the impact of Hurricane Sandy, which has caused catastrophic flooding here in Hoboken and in other New York City suburbs, destroyed entire neighborhoods across the state and wiped out iconic boardwalks in shore towns that had enchanted generations of vacationgoers.
