Meaning of Tier | Babel Free

Definitions

1. One who ties (knots, etc.).
2. A row or range, especially one at a higher or lower level than another.
3. Something that ties.
4. A rank or grade; a stratum.
5. A (typically forested) range of hills or mountains, especially in South Australia or Tasmania; a mountain.
   Australia
6. A child's apron.
   archaic
7. A horizontal row of panels within a comic strip.

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Examples

“Stoke City were playing in the second tier of English football before being promoted to the Premier League.”

“Turians have⟳ 27 citizenship tiers, beginning with civilians (client races and children). The initial period of military service is the second tier.”

“At various points during the (too frequent, mostly boring, school play-tier) dialogue.”

“This party headed towards the tiers and lakes, scouring the country while veering towards Bothwell.”

“On she drove, leaving the highway, up a skinny country road, past the snow-capped tier and into the forest on its foothills.”

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