TIER


Meaning of TIER in English

I. tier ˈti(ə)r, -iə noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle French tire order, rank, row — more at attire

1. : a row, rank, or layer of articles ; especially : one of two or more rows arranged one above another

tier upon tier of huge casks

built up neat tiers of firewood

a window curtained with three tiers of ruffled net

2.

a. : a row of guns or gun portholes (as in a warship or fort)

b.

(1) : the ranges of the windings of a coiled cable ; also : a layer of anchor chain

(2) : the hollow space enclosed by a coil of cable

(3) : cable tier

c. : a row of moored or anchored ships

d. : a vertical layer of brickwork whose thickness is the width of a brick — called also withe

e. Australia : a mountain range

f. : a group of political or geographical divisions (as counties or states) that form a row across the map

g. : an antenna array consisting of rows of antenna elements placed one above another

3.

a. : class , category

the lowest tier of society

b. : rank 9

II. tier verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

transitive verb

: to place or arrange in tiers

intransitive verb

: to rise in tiers

cliffs tiering along the margin of the valley

III. ti·er noun

also ty·er ˈtī(ə)r, -īə

( -s )

Etymology: tie (II) + -er

1. : one that ties ; especially : a worker that closes openings or binds articles by tying

2. New England : a child's pinafore fastened with ties

IV. tier abbreviation

tierce

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.