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Piling

Piling Meaning & Definition
Piling Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Piling?

[n] a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure

Synonyms | Synonyms for Piling: pile | spile | stilt

Related Terms | Find terms related to Piling:

See Also | column | pillar | sheath pile | sheet pile | sheet piling

Piling In Webster's Dictionary

\Pil"ing\, n. [See {Pile} a heap.] 1. The act of heaping up. 2. (Iron Manuf.) The process of building up, heating, and working, fagots, or piles, to form bars, etc.
\Pil"ing\, n. [See {Pile} a stake.] A series of piles; piles considered collectively; as, the piling of a bridge. {Pug piling}, sheet piles connected together at the edges by dovetailed tongues and grooves. {Sheet piling}, a series of piles made of planks or half logs driven edge to edge, -- used to form the walls of cofferdams, etc.

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