piling

noun verb

Stress: first syllable

Syllables: pil-ing (2)

English Definition

Heavy stakes or posts driven into the ground to support a structure; or the act of stacking.

Example Sentence

The construction workers are driving steel piling into the riverbed.

US IPA /ˈpaɪlɪŋ/
UK IPA /ˈpaɪlɪŋ/