Pilings are wooden, concrete, or metal posts which are pushed into the ground and on which buildings or bridges are built. Pilings are often used in very wet areas so that the buildings do not flood.
...bridges set on stone pilings.
piling in British English
(ˈpaɪlɪŋ)
noun
1.
the act of driving piles
2.
a number of piles
3.
a structure formed of piles
piling in American English
(ˈpaɪlɪŋ)
noun
1.
piles collectively
2.
a structure of piles
Examples of 'piling' in a sentence
piling
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Each pause ended with a rush of bound sheep piling up in the middle.
O'Brian, Patrick TESTIMONIES (2001)
It made distances deceptive, piling eucalyptus trees on top of a line of pylons on top of the field of almonds.
Brierley, David SKORPION'S DEATH (2001)
She looked over to where a waitress was piling plates on to a tray: `Buck up, do.
Haines, Pamela THE GOLDEN LION (2001)
He had no desire to overload their brains by piling too many arguments together too quickly.
Robert Silverberg KING OF DREAMS (2001)
All related terms of 'piling'
pile
A pile of things is a mass of them that is high in the middle and has sloping sides.
unpile
to remove from a pile
pile up
If you pile up a quantity of things or if they pile up , they gradually form a pile.
screw pile
a pile with a threaded tip that is screwed into the ground by a winch or capstan
sheet pile
one of a group of piles made of timber , steel , or prestressed concrete set close together to resist lateral pressure , as from earth or water