pier shaft

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• shaft — shaftless, adj. shaftlike, adj. /shaft, shahft/, n. 1. a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows. 2. something directed or barbed as in sharp attack: shafts of sarcasm. 3. a ray or beam: a shaft of sunlight.… …   Universalium

• shaft — [[t]ʃæft, ʃɑft[/t]] n. 1) a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances or arrows 2) something directed at someone or something in sharp attack: shafts of sarcasm[/ex] 3) a ray or beam 4) a long handle serving to balance or… …   From formal English to slang

• shaft — Synonyms and related words: abysm, abyss, adit, air duct, air hole, air passage, air shaft, air tube, airway, antenna tower, arch, arrow, arrowhead, baluster, balustrade, banister, bank, barb, barbican, barbule, barrel, barrow, base, beam, belfry …   Moby Thesaurus

• pier — Synonyms and related words: abutment, anchorage, anchorage ground, arc boutant, arcade, atlas, baluster, balustrade, banister, bank, base, basin, beam, berth, breakwater, bulkhead, bulwark, buttress, buttress pier, buttressing, caryatid,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• pier — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. wharf, quay, mole, dock, breakwater; pillar, shaft, support. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. wharf, landing, quay; see dock 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. wharf, dock, landing, quay, anchorage, slip,… …   English dictionary for students

• Banded pier — Band Band (b[a^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Banding}.] 1. To bind or tie with a band. [1913 Webster] 2. To mark with a band. [1913 Webster] 3. To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy. Banded against his throne. Milton …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Banded shaft — Band Band (b[a^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Banding}.] 1. To bind or tie with a band. [1913 Webster] 2. To mark with a band. [1913 Webster] 3. To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy. Banded against his throne. Milton …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• nook shaft — noun : a column set in a reentering angle (as that made by the parts of a compound pier) differing from an angle shaft in standing free and being therefore usually larger …   Useful english dictionary

• vaulting shaft — noun or vaulting pillar : an upright member (as a pilaster or column) from which springs a rib of a vault and that is commonly one of a cluster or forms part of a larger pier …   Useful english dictionary

• Sosrobahu — is a construction which allows long stretches of flyovers to be constructed above existing main roads with a minimum of disruption to traffic. The technique was designed by Tjokorda Raka Sukawati and involves the construction of the horizontal… …   Wikipedia

• Band — (b[a^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Banding}.] 1. To bind or tie with a band. [1913 Webster] 2. To mark with a band. [1913 Webster] 3. To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy. Banded against his throne. Milton. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English