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单词 stockpile
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stockpile

[ stok-pahyl ]
/ ˈstɒkˌpaɪl /
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noun

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.

verb (used with object), stock·piled, stock·pil·ing.

to accumulate (material, goods, or the like) for future use; put or store in a stockpile.

verb (used without object), stock·piled, stock·pil·ing.

to accumulate in a stockpile.

Origin of stockpile

First recorded in 1915–20; stock + pile1

OTHER WORDS FROM stockpile

stockpiler, noun

Words nearby stockpile

stock market, stock option, stock options, stockout, stockowner, stockpile, Stockport, stockpot, stock power, stock raising, stockrider
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British Dictionary definitions for stockpile

stockpile
/ (ˈstɒkˌpaɪl) /

verb

to acquire and store a large quantity of (something)

noun

a large store or supply accumulated for future use

Derived forms of stockpile

stockpiler, noun
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