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Definitions for: Piling [n] a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
Webster (1913) Definition: Pil"ing, n. [See Pile a heap.]
1. The act of heaping up.
2. (Iron Manuf.) The process of building up, heating, and
working, fagots, or piles, to form bars, etc.
Pil"ing, n. [See Pile a stake.]
A series of piles; piles considered collectively; as, the
piling of a bridge.
Pug piling, sheet piles connected together at the edges by
dovetailed tongues and grooves.
Sheet piling, a series of piles made of planks or half logs
driven edge to edge, -- used to form the walls of
cofferdams, etc.
Synonyms: pile, spile, stilt
See Also: column, pillar, sheath pile, sheet pile, sheet piling
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