sheet pile

sheet pile
sheet piling.
one of a number of piles, usually flat, driven side by side to retain earth, etc., or to prevent seepage into an excavation. Also called sheath pile.
[1835-45]

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  • sheet pile — noun a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage • Syn: ↑sheath pile, ↑sheet piling • Hypernyms: ↑pile, ↑spile, ↑piling, ↑stilt * * * noun : an …   Useful english dictionary

  • To sheet-pile — Pile Pile, v. t. To drive piles into; to fill with piles; to strengthen with piles. [1913 Webster] {To sheet pile}, to make sheet piling in or around. See {Sheet piling}, under 2nd {Piling}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pile — Pile, v. t. To drive piles into; to fill with piles; to strengthen with piles. [1913 Webster] {To sheet pile}, to make sheet piling in or around. See {Sheet piling}, under 2nd {Piling}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sheet piling — noun a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage • Syn: ↑sheet pile, ↑sheath pile • Hypernyms: ↑pile, ↑spile, ↑piling, ↑stilt …   Useful english dictionary

  • sheet piling — noun a) A type of retaining wall used during construction by driving interlocking sheets of material into the ground. b) The material used to assemble a sheet pile retaining wall …   Wiktionary

  • Pile — Pile, n. [AS. p[=i]l arrow, stake, L. pilum javelin; but cf. also L. pila pillar.] 1. A large stake, or piece of timber, pointed and driven into the earth, as at the bottom of a river, or in a harbor where the ground is soft, for the support of a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pile bridge — Pile Pile, n. [AS. p[=i]l arrow, stake, L. pilum javelin; but cf. also L. pila pillar.] 1. A large stake, or piece of timber, pointed and driven into the earth, as at the bottom of a river, or in a harbor where the ground is soft, for the support …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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