Spile (Noun)
Meaning 1
A plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 2
A column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- Pilings were driven deep into the muddy riverbed to serve as the foundation for the new bridge's piers.
- A single concrete spile, deeply embedded in the rocky terrain, supported the makeshift scaffolding.
- The structural engineer specified that a cluster of steel spiles be used to anchor the elevated highway.
- The framework for the tower rested upon a series of robust spiles sunk into the earth.
- A team of construction workers labored to set a long steel spile vertically into the ground, a painstaking and essential first step for erecting the cantilever roof.