piling

[ pahy-ling ]

/ ˈpaɪ lɪŋ /

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noun

a mass of building piles considered collectively.

a structure composed of piles.

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Origin of piling

First recorded in 1400–50, piling is from the late Middle English word pylyng; see pile², -ing¹

Words nearby piling

Pilgrim's Progress, pili, piliferous, piliform, pilikia, piling, Pílion, Pilipino, pill, pillage, pillar

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How to use piling in a sentence

When the 11th Street bridges were being reconstructed, Harriet Tregoning, the District’s then-director of planning, sought to save the piers and pilings of one of the old bridges.
D.C.’s first elevated park will link neighborhoods divided by river|Luz Lazo|August 4, 2022|Washington Post
Prosecutors allege the 22-year-old drunkenly collided with a bridge piling after an oyster roast.
Son of Powerful South Carolina Prosecutor Got Death Threats Before His Murder, Family Says|Pilar Melendez|June 17, 2021|The Daily Beast
Evidence is piling up that as men do more of the caregiving, violence against women falls.
How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The video showing cops piling on Eric Garner in Staten Island for refusing arrest elicited outrage across ideological lines.
The GOP and Police Unions: A Love Story|Eleanor Clift|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Everything serene, snow piling on trees, over lawns, on houses, before we realize that all the snow is poisoned with radiation.
The Internet Embedded in Your Head|J.T. Price|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nearby a family of Turkish Kurds busied themselves in their fields piling vegetables onto a donkey-drawn cart.
Impotent U.S. Airstrikes, Passive Turks and an ISIS Triumph|Jamie Dettmer|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the stories keep piling on, even in the most unlikely of Prankster-friendly places.
On the Road With Kesey's (Drug-Free) Acid Test|Nina Strochlic|August 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The embankment or road-bed was commenced by gigantic piling, and is very broad and substantial.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Six days of the week he worked, piling up the passing treasures of this world.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
But, just as they were piling some more leaves in the hollow stump, they heard many voices of men shouting in the woods.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
Well, we'll simmer down when the turn comes, and though I'm piling up dollars, I'll be thankful.
Winston of the Prairie|Harold Bindloss
Tim got down on the hearth and began piling paper and kindling and logs in the fireplace.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd

British Dictionary definitions for piling

piling

/ (ˈpaɪlɪŋ) /

noun

the act of driving piles

a number of piles

a structure formed of piles

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