piloti

American  

[pi-lot-ee] / pɪˈlɒt i /

noun

1. a column of iron, steel, or reinforced concrete supporting a building above an open ground level.

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Etymology

Origin of piloti

1945–50; < French pilotis, equivalent to pilot (augmentative of pile pile ¹ ) + -is collective suffix

Example Sentences

Maybe the fact that Epstein paid for the college education of both Visoski’s daughters, and gifted Visoski 40 acres of land in New Mexico, helped the piloti suppress any incipient inkles.

From Slate

Ferrari for the cover of his book Piloti, che gente…

From Forbes

On this sunny afternoon, he wore a striped shirt, olive shorts and slim Piloti driving shoes.

From New York Times

Yet I liked Piloti; he played the piano well, sang with no little feeling, painted neat water sketches and was a capital host.

From Project Gutenberg

A sliced cantaloupe moon, full of yellow radiance, arose as we listened to the melancholy fall of the water on the muddy flats, and I said to Piloti, "Come, let us go within; there you will play for me some tiny questioning Chopin prelude, and forget this dolorous night."

From Project Gutenberg