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
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I like to treat these almost like tostadas, crisping them up and piling them high with toppings.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
But evidence is piling up, and, if you’re immunocompromised like me, there’s no downside to getting it sooner than later.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
Questions also would start piling up around the checks already written for the AI build-out.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026
“Gentlemen,” he said, “you are piling up a heritage of conflict and litigation over water rights, for there is not sufficient water to supply the land.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Daddy was piling buckets onto the truck from the lean-to where they’d been stored, upside down, all winter.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
He’s still getting to know the boulders, wooden pilings and shards of rusty metal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
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 was supported by more than 4,400 pilings — 70-foot Douglas fir beams driven about 20 feet into the ocean floor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2025
“One of the pilings is crumbling from water erosion. But really it’s the same thing—governor’s decree.”
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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