pier

桟橋

陸から水上へ伸びる高い構造物で、船が停まったり人が歩いたりできる。

やさしい英語で： A raised structure reaching from land over water, where boats can stop and people can walk.

• Our boat is beside the pier.
• They tied the ferry to the pier.
• We walked along the wooden pier to watch the fishermen.

類義語： jetty, dock

よく使う表現： wooden pier, fishing pier, at the pier

遊歩桟橋

海上に伸び、散歩やゲーム、遊具などを楽しめる高い構造物。

やさしい英語で： A raised structure over the sea where people walk and enjoy games, rides, or other entertainment.

• There are rides on the pier.
• We spent the afternoon exploring the seaside pier.
• The old pier has an arcade and a small theatre.

よく使う表現： seaside pier, pleasure pier, on the pier