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piling Definition

pil·ing (pīl)

noun

  1. piles collectively
  2. a structure of piles

piling Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • pier: Tackle ( just in case you are interested ): A float setup was fished in among the pilings of the pier.

Converse of object

  • install: Installing the piling that will form the edge of the lower landing stage.

Adjective modifier

  • wooden: The western bank has vertical wooden pilings topped by a pavement.
  • vertical: The western bank has vertical wooden pilings topped by a pavement.
  • concrete: A few yards upstream the Mole flows between concrete pilings and under the A309, clogged tight with early morning traffic.

Noun used with modifier

  • steel: Interactions between microorganisms and physicochemical factors cause mic of steel pilings in harbors.
  • timber: Timber pilings excavated from a deep layer of silt on the sea bed have been dated at 250 BC.
  • sheet: Usually, sheet piling would be driven down into the ground to protect the site whilst the basement is constructed.
  • wharf: ZONE 1 The harbor with its large breakwaters, docks, wharf pilings and piers could be described as a large tidal pool basin.

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