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- pronunciation:
- paIl
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a large post of steel, wood, or concrete that is forced or pounded into the ground to support something. Piles are used to hold up bridges, walls, buildings, and other structures.
A huge machine drove the piles into the ground.- similar words:
- beam, column, pier, pillar, post, shaft, stake
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