sheet pile
- noun
- Specialized
:
pilas de sheet
- The construction crew installed sheet piles along the riverbank to prevent erosion.
And then the coolest part I actually missed was when the mud spring was right up against the sheet pile wall.
- And then the coolest part I actually missed was when the mud spring was right up against the sheet pile wall.
Examples
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Steel sheet piles are often used to support excavation sites in urban areas.
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To stop water from seeping into the foundation, a row of sheet piles was driven deep into the ground.
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The contractor used a sheet pile to stabilize the foundation.
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They installed sheet piles along the riverbank.
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The construction crew installed sheet piles to prevent water from seeping into the excavation site.
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To stabilize the riverbank, engineers used sheet piles made of steel.
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The sheet piles were driven deep into the ground to secure the foundation of the new building.
Synonyms
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A row of metal boards pushed into the ground to hold back soil or water
A row of long metal or concrete posts placed side by side to hold back soil and water
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Morphology
The noun–noun compound is directly compositional: 'sheet' (a thin flat layer) + 'pile' (a driven structural column) yields a pile made of sheet-like elements driven into the ground. This follows standard English compounding and is predictable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents, even if the constructional/technical context is new.
Etymology
The noun sheet pile comes from the image of long, flat metal or wooden sheets placed side by side and driven into the ground to make a tight pile or wall. So a sheet pile is literally a row of boards or metal that 'holds back' soil or water, which is why the term means 'to stop soil or water from moving into an area'.