long-wooden

Updated: August 8, 2026

And then there is Southsea Beach to your left. Before you, Spithead, with the men-of-war, and the Motherbank crowded with merchant vessels; and there is the buoy where the Royal George was wrecked and where she still lies, the fish swimming in and out of her cabin windows; but that is not all; you can also see the Isle of Wight Ryde with its long-wooden pier, and Cowes, where the yachts lie.

Frederick Marryat - The Pirate, and The Three Cutters