pile
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6.8
- noun
- /paɪl/
- Specialized
:
pilote
- The construction workers began to drive the piles into the ground to support the new bridge.
- drive piles
- wooden piles
- long piles
Examples
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The friction between the piles and the ground keeps this sizable structure standing.
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The internal temperature was monitored at numerous points along the pile twice weekly.
Academic text (1996) -
Beyond a row of young trees rose the Capitol, an impressive domed pile of stone blocks.
Fiction book (1997) -
Near the lagoon entrance were piles of stones, probably foundations, and a circle of blocks.
Fiction book (2000) -
A roofed structure protects piles from the elements and makes equipment maneuvering a lot easier.
Academic text (1998) -
A large part of the neighborhood is built on piles with narrow wooden walkways running between the houses over the mangrove.
Academic text (2018) -
Before building the house, they made sure to install piles deep enough to prevent sinking.
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The engineers used steel piles to provide stability for the large waterfront structure.
Synonyms
13
7.1
A heavy post made of wood, steel or concrete driven deep into the ground to support a bridge
4
4.9
A tall post that supports a building above the ground or water
A long post people drive into the ground to support a building or wall
A long flat piece of metal, wood, or concrete driven into the ground to hold back soil and water
A row of long metal or concrete posts placed side by side to hold back soil and water
Idioms
Compounds
2
3.7
A road accident where several cars crash into each other, often after one car hits another
- Specialized
1
6.8
A heavy machine that drives long posts into the ground for building foundations
- Specialized
1
9.9
Many particle collisions that overlap in a detector and make signals unclear
- Specialized
A heavy construction machine that uses a diesel engine to drive piles into the ground
- Archaic
An early battery made of stacked metal plates with wet material between them
- Specialized
A long flat piece of metal, wood, or concrete driven into the ground to hold back soil and water
- Specialized
A row of long metal or concrete posts placed side by side to hold back soil and water
- Specialized
A construction machine that uses strong, fast shaking to push or pull long posts into the ground
How Deep
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pile for a long post driven into the ground comes from an old idea of a 'pillar' or post, so think of a pile as a strong pole pushed into the earth to hold up a building.