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🪵 A small plug 🛠️ A support stake
spile

spile

9.9
A long post people drive into the ground to support a building or wall
  • noun
  • /spaɪl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : pilote
  • Workers drove a steel spile deep into the riverbed to support the pier.

Examples

  • The engineer recommended inserting a spile to stabilize the bridge foundation.

  • Many spiles were installed along the riverbank.

  • Without a strong spile, the retaining wall would not have held against the shifting soil.

  • The construction crew used a spile to support the new bridge.

  • Workers drove a steel spile deep into the riverbed to support the pier.

  • The engineer recommended inserting a spile to stabilize the bridge foundation.

  • Without a strong spile, the retaining wall would not have held against the shifting soil.

Synonyms

stake
vsspile
167 4.8

A strong post that you put into the ground to mark a place or hold something

is more focused on structural support and holding back soil
pile
vsspile
  • Specialized
14 6.8

A long column driven into the ground to hold up a building

is also used specifically to hold back or retain earth
piling
vsspile
  • Specialized
13 7.1

A heavy post made of wood, steel or concrete driven deep into the ground to support a bridge

is similar but used additionally to retain earth as support

How Sturdy

pile
  • Specialized
14 6.8
spile
  • Specialized
9.9
post
99 1.0
stake
167 4.8
peg
20 2.7

Surface Forms

spile singular
spiles plural

Etymology

The word spile also kept the idea of a 'peg' or 'stake', so picture a long stake driven into the ground to hold up a wall or support a bridge. That's why a spile can mean a post driven deep into the earth to support a structure.