NOUN | artifact | piling, pile, spile, stilt | a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure |
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Sounds | pay'lihng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | A column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure. | |
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Synonyms | pile, spile, stilt | |
Narrower | sheet pile, sheath pile, sheet piling | A pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage |
Broader | column, pillar | (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure |
Spanish | pilote |
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