pile cap
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The engineer’s report confirmed what many had seen: A piling on the south side of the aging structure — as well as a portion of the pile cap and large sections of its railing — had been wiped away by historic swells.
From Los Angeles Times
The city received the final memo Thursday from consultants Moffatt & Nichol, which estimated the cost to stabilize the missing pile and reinforce another corroded pile cap on the north side of the pier would be about $550,000.
From Los Angeles Times
On Friday, it made its inaugural lift: a pile cap.
From New York Times
He felt a tap on his shoulder, looked into a lean face under a pile cap with three stars and a paratrooper's silver badge on it.
From Time Magazine Archive
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