piling
Americannoun
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pilings
plural
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a mass of building piles considered collectively.
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a structure composed of piles.
noun
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the act of driving piles
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a number of piles
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a structure formed of piles
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of piling
First recorded in 1400–50, piling is from the late Middle English word pylyng; see pile 2, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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And, if the wins keep piling up, San Dimas might need to put a fence around his classroom so no one steals him away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
The skew in Treasury options has turned more bullish, signaling that more traders are piling into bullish call-option contracts that could pay off if bond prices rise.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
An AFP reporter saw machinery piling up twisted and charred metal.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Financial losses began piling up following years of excessive spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
He cut up a great ox and wrapped the good eatable parts in the hide, disguising them further by piling entrails on top.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Boats have toppled pilings, and hard landings have cracked sterns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
For outdoor adventure enthusiasts, there is also a new dock with concrete pilings, boat and jet ski lifts, and vinyl bulkhead that are situated on a 75 x 160 waterfront lot.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026
It’s the University of Maine’s contribution to a worldwide race to improve floating machines to tap wind that blows across deeper waters offshore, too deep to attach turbines to the seabed with permanent pilings.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024
But two years later the wharf was destroyed in a large storm and was rebuilt four years later as a sightseeing pier with iron pilings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
Jemmy led the way through a tarred forest of wharf pilings and over a derelict river barge.
From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman
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