- plural of pilum.
Example Sentences
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She gathered her pila and got ready for her long trek home.
From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2022
Kahit Gaano ka pa kayaman o ka elegante sira ang beauty dahil pagpunta mo Lang sa mall pila ka na.
From Time • Aug. 7, 2013
"Where," Albano went on asking, "is the old Lake of Curtius, the Rostrum, the pila Horatia, the Temple of Vesta, of Venus, and of all those solitary columns?"
From Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) by Jean Paul
‘Seneca, qui fuit avonculus eius, quia ex abrupto incohabat, hos vii. versus addidit: “Bella per Emathios” usque “et pila minantia pilis.”
From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by Middleton, George
This pila, or monument, was made by Antonio Florentin in 1545-1546.
From The Story of Seville by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)