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PIER:
■ noun
1. A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats.
2.A support for two adjacent bridge spans.
eg. The family enjoyed walking and fishing from the pier of the seaside town.
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PROMONTORY:
■ noun
A natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea);headland, bluff, high point of land or rock that projects out over water .
eg.The climb ended at a ruin atop a narrow promontory of stone.
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