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Learn to pronounce pil·ing

/ˈpīliNG/
noun
heavy stakes or posts installed to support the foundations of a superstructure.
"wooden piling supporting a complex of waterfront buildings"

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The meaning of PILING is a structure of piles; also : pile.
PILING meaning: 1. present participle of pile 2. to arrange objects into a pile: 3. (of a group of people) to move…. Learn more.
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noun · a mass of building piles considered collectively. · a structure composed of piles.
Pilings are wooden, concrete, or metal posts that are pushed into the ground and on which buildings or bridges are built. Pilings are often used in very wet ...
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Piling forms the very basis of construction; the essential support needed for any kind of structure. It is a technique that sets deep foundations for any form ...
2. To make or become full; put as much into as can be held: charge, fill, freight, heap, load, pack.
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7 days ago · to increase in amount: The work was piling up, and I decided I had to go in to the office on the weekend.
a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure. synonyms: pile, spile, stilt. see moresee less.
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1 · to form a pile or accumulation. —usually used with up ; 2 · to move or press forward in or as if in a mass : crowd. piled into a car.
Piling is defined as being foundations that are driven or bored through the ground along a certain length of area to carry and transfer loads to soil considered ...