piling

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piling

  • /ˈpaɪlɪŋ/
  • [ˈpʰaɪ̯ɫlɪŋ] US

Rhymes with -aɪlɪŋ

noun pilings

  1. countable A structural support comprising a length of wood, steel, or other construction material.
  2. countable, uncountable The act of heaping up.
  3. countable, uncountable The process of building up, heating, and working fagots or piles to form bars, etc.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of pile

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: stilt, spile, panel, pillar, sheet, stoking, stacking, accumulate, build-up, accumulation, stump, cumulation, boosting, foundation, joinder, accumulating

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noun A structural support

中文桩子 zhuāngzi
DeutschSpundwand

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@misc{piling_2026,
  title = {piling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/piling},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}