stockpile
- a supply of material, as a pile of gravel in road maintenance.
- a large supply of some metal, chemical, food, etc., gathered and held in reserve for use during a shortage or during a period of higher prices.
- a quantity, as of munitions or weapons, accumulated for possible future use.
- to accumulate (material, goods, or the like) for future use; put or store in a stockpile.
- to accumulate in a stockpile.
Origin of stockpile
Related Words for stockpile
hoard, surplus, cache, stash, inventory, buildup, reserve, accumulation, stock, amass, accumulate, source, store, gather, saveExamples from the Web for stockpile
Contemporary Examples of stockpile
Importantly, as part of the interim plan, Iran has diluted or converted its stockpile of 20 percent enriched uranium.
We have a stockpile of RD-180s and AJ26s that will last two years.
They buried a stockpile of rifles and machine guns on a slope just above the building that was to house the inmates.
A bit of advice for Republican establishment types: Stockpile your Valium for March 2016.
The temptation to stockpile vulnerabilities for offense is easy to understand.
Historical Examples of stockpile
And they've got a stockpile of ionic bombs ready at all times in case we get out of hand.
Dead WorldJack Douglas
They knew there'd be a need of individuality then—and they did create a stockpile.
This Crowded EarthRobert Bloch
So far, the stockpile is big enough for about a week and a half of real cold.
The Year When Stardust FellRaymond F. Jones
Next, this Government is in the storage and stockpile business to the melancholy tune of more than $16 billion.
A stockpile of the younger generation, specially educated; a stockpile of the older generation, carefully selected.
This Crowded EarthRobert Bloch
stockpile
- to acquire and store a large quantity of (something)
- a large store or supply accumulated for future use