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stockpile
[ stok-pahyl ]
noun
- a supply of material, as a pile of gravel in road maintenance.
- a large supply of some metal, chemical, food, etc., gathered and held in reserve for use during a shortage or during a period of higher prices.
- a quantity, as of munitions or weapons, accumulated for possible future use.
verb (used with object)
- to accumulate (material, goods, or the like) for future use; put or store in a stockpile.
verb (used without object)
- to accumulate in a stockpile.
stockpile
/ ˈstɒkˌpaɪl /
verb
- to acquire and store a large quantity of (something)
noun
- a large store or supply accumulated for future use
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Derived Forms
- ˈstockˌpiler, noun
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Other Words From
- stockpiler noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stockpile1
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Example Sentences
Importantly, as part of the interim plan, Iran has diluted or converted its stockpile of 20 percent enriched uranium.
And its military destroyed a large portion of Syria's chemical weapons stockpile.
We have a stockpile of RD-180s and AJ26s that will last two years.
They buried a stockpile of rifles and machine guns on a slope just above the building that was to house the inmates.
A bit of advice for Republican establishment types: Stockpile your Valium for March 2016.
A stockpile of the younger generation, specially educated; a stockpile of the older generation, carefully selected.
They knew there'd be a need of individuality then—and they did create a stockpile.
Next, this Government is in the storage and stockpile business to the melancholy tune of more than $16 billion.
So far, the stockpile is big enough for about a week and a half of real cold.
And they've got a stockpile of ionic bombs ready at all times in case we get out of hand.
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