Piling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure

arrange in stacks

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈaɪlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈaɪlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈaɪlɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈaɪlɪŋ/.

Examples

heap firewood around the fireplace
stack your books up on the shelves
The crowd packed the auditorium

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mob pack stack throng jam heap pile stilt spile

Parts of Speech

noun	a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
verb	arrange in stacks “heap firewood around the fireplace”
verb	press tightly together or cram “The crowd packed the auditorium”
verb	place or lay as if in a pile “The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested”

Word Forms

stack	noun	an orderly pile
stacker	noun	a laborer who builds up a stack or pile
pile	noun	a collection of objects laid on top of each other
heap	noun	a collection of objects laid on top of each other
throng	noun	a large gathering of people
mob	noun	a disorderly crowd of people

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

stapeln

eine Säule aus Holz, Stahl oder Beton, die in den Boden getrieben wird, um eine Struktur zu stützen

🇫🇷French

empiler

une colonne de bois, d'acier ou de béton enfoncée dans le sol pour fournir un support à une structure

🇪🇸Spanish

pilotaje

una columna de madera, acero u hormigón que se clava en el suelo para proporcionar soporte a una estructura

🇮🇹Italian

palificazione

una colonna di legno, acciaio o cemento che viene conficcata nel terreno per fornire supporto a una struttura

🇳🇱Dutch

stapelen

een kolom van hout, staal of beton die in de grond wordt gedreven om ondersteuning te bieden aan een constructie

🇵🇹Portuguese

empilhando

uma coluna de madeira, aço ou concreto que é cravada no solo para fornecer suporte a uma estrutura

🇷🇺Russian

штабелирование

колонна из дерева, стали или бетона, вбитая в землю для обеспечения поддержки конструкции

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जमा

लकड़ी या स्टील या कंक्रीट का एक स्तंभ जो किसी संरचना को समर्थन प्रदान करने के लिए जमीन में गाड़ा जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

পাইলিং

কাঠ বা ইস্পাত বা কংক্রিটের একটি কলাম যা একটি কাঠামোর জন্য সমর্থন সরবরাহ করতে মাটিতে চালিত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

குவித்தல்

ஒரு கட்டமைப்பிற்கு ஆதரவை வழங்குவதற்காக தரையில் செலுத்தப்படும் மரம் அல்லது எஃகு அல்லது கான்கிரீட் ஒரு நெடுவரிசை

🇮🇳Telugu

పైలింగ్

చెక్క లేదా ఉక్కు లేదా కాంక్రీటు యొక్క నిలువు వరుస నిర్మాణం కోసం మద్దతును అందించడానికి భూమిలోకి నడపబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

ढीग

लाकूड किंवा स्टील किंवा काँक्रिटचा एक स्तंभ जो एखाद्या संरचनेला आधार देण्यासाठी जमिनीवर चालविला जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

થાંભલો

લાકડા અથવા સ્ટીલ અથવા કોંક્રિટનો સ્તંભ જે માળખાને ટેકો આપવા માટે જમીનમાં ચલાવવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೈಲಿಂಗ್

ಮರದ ಅಥವಾ ಉಕ್ಕು ಅಥವಾ ಕಾಂಕ್ರೀಟ್‌ನ ಕಾಲಮ್ ಅನ್ನು ರಚನೆಗೆ ಬೆಂಬಲವನ್ನು ಒದಗಿಸಲು ನೆಲಕ್ಕೆ ಚಾಲಿತಗೊಳಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൈലിംഗ്

ഒരു ഘടനയ്ക്ക് പിന്തുണ നൽകുന്നതിന് നിലത്തേക്ക് ഓടിക്കുന്ന മരം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉരുക്ക് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കോൺക്രീറ്റിൻ്റെ ഒരു നിര

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਢੇਰ

ਲੱਕੜ ਜਾਂ ਸਟੀਲ ਜਾਂ ਕੰਕਰੀਟ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਕਾਲਮ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਢਾਂਚੇ ਲਈ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਚਲਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈھیر

لکڑی یا اسٹیل یا کنکریٹ کا ایک کالم جو کسی ڈھانچے کو مدد فراہم کرنے کے لئے زمین میں چلا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

桩

打入地下为结构提供支撑的木柱、钢柱或混凝土柱

🇯🇵Japanese

積み上げる

構造物を支えるために地面に打ち込まれた木、鋼鉄、またはコンクリートの柱

🇰🇷Korean

말뚝 박기

구조물을 지지하기 위해 땅에 박혀 있는 나무, 강철, 콘크리트 기둥

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đóng cọc

một cột gỗ, thép hoặc bê tông được đóng xuống đất để hỗ trợ cho một công trình

🇹🇭Thai

การตอกเสาเข็ม

เสาไม้หรือเหล็กหรือคอนกรีตที่ดันลงดินเพื่อรองรับโครงสร้าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tiang pancang

kolom kayu atau baja atau beton yang didorong ke dalam tanah untuk memberikan dukungan bagi suatu struktur

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtatambak

isang haligi ng kahoy o bakal o kongkreto na itinutulak sa lupa upang magbigay ng suporta para sa isang istraktura

🇲🇾Malay

cerucuk

tiang kayu atau keluli atau konkrit yang didorong ke dalam tanah untuk memberikan sokongan bagi struktur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تتراكم

عمود من الخشب أو الفولاذ أو الخرسانة يتم دفعه إلى الأرض لتوفير الدعم للهيكل

🇮🇷Persian

شمع بندی

ستونی از چوب یا فولاد یا بتن که برای پشتیبانی از یک سازه به داخل زمین رانده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kazık

bir yapıya destek sağlamak için zemine çakılan ahşap, çelik veya betondan oluşan bir sütun

🇮🇱Hebrew

גְדִישָׁה

עמוד של עץ או פלדה או בטון שנדחף לתוך האדמה כדי לספק תמיכה למבנה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'piling'?

The primary meaning of 'piling' is 'a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'piling' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'piling' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'piling' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'piling' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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Do you find 'piling' easy to spell?

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