Definition of piling Piling

/pajˈlɪŋ/ - [payling] - pil•ing

We found 11 definitions of piling from 5 different sources.

What does piling mean?

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Noun
piling - a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
		pile, spile, stilt
		pillar, column a fundamental principle or practice; "science eroded the pillars of superstition"

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piling (Noun)
A structural support comprised of a length of wood, steel, or other construction material.
piling (Noun)
The act of heaping up.
piling (Noun)
The process of building up, heating, and working fagots or piles, to form bars, etc.
piling (Verb)
Present participle of pile.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

piling (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Pile
piling (n.)
The act of heaping up.
piling (n.)
The process of building up, heating, and working, fagots, or piles, to form bars, etc.
piling (n.)
A series of piles; piles considered collectively; as, the piling of a bridge.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

piling
pī′ling, n. the act of piling up: the driving of piles: a series of piles placed in order: pilework

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piling, noun, singular of pilings.

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