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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