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piling

[ pahy-ling ]

noun

  1. a mass of building piles considered collectively.
  2. a structure composed of piles.


piling

/ ˈ貹ɪɪŋ /

noun

  1. the act of driving piles
  2. a number of piles
  3. a structure formed of piles
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of piling1

First recorded in 1400–50, piling is from the late Middle English word pylyng; pile 2, -ing 1
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For now, supplies are piling up at Gaza's border crossings waiting to be brought in, while inside the territory, aid workers carefully ration what is left of their stock.

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The BBC reported from the trading hub of Guangzhou in mid-April that US-China trade was grinding to a halt, with exports to American households piling up on factory floors.

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She added clothes sales were "likely to take a big hit" as the cyber-attack had occurred during a spell of warm weather when summer ranges would be "piling up in virtual baskets".

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Waste has been piling up in the city since hundreds of bin workers started all-out strike action as a result the dispute over pay and jobs.

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He said one of the most obvious solutions would be to replace two-year permits with four-year permits, so that renewal applications don’t keep piling atop new applications and extending wait times.

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