A long pier of heavy masonry built on the seaward side of a harbour for protection. It may be designed for berthing ships on its shore- ward side, either alongside or with anchors down and wires from the stern to bollards (mooring posts) firmly embedded in it.
Ibrorho yokumisa inqanawa eyakhiwe ngemansori enzima kwicandelo lenqanawa ukwenzela ukhuseleko lwezibuko. Isenokwenziwa ukuze ihlalise inqanawa kwicandelo lwesivingco okanye kunye neankile namacingo ukusuka kwisiqu ukuya kwintambo zokubophelela inqanawa (into ekubotshelelwa kuzo inqanawa) iqiniswe izinze kuzo.