piling

piling
[[t]pa͟ɪlɪŋ[/t]]
pilings
N-COUNT: usu pl
Pilings are wooden, concrete, or metal posts which are pushed into the ground and on which buildings or bridges are built. Pilings are often used in very wet areas so that the buildings do not flood.

...bridges set on stone pilings.

Syn:
piles

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  • Piling — Pile Pile, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Piled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Piling}.] 1. To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate; to amass; often with up; as, to pile up wood. Hills piled on hills. Dryden. Life piled… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • piling — noun a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure • Syn: ↑pile, ↑spile, ↑stilt • Hypernyms: ↑column, ↑pillar • Hyponyms: ↑sheet pile, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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