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Definition of stockpile
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a storage pile: such as
a : a reserve supply of something essential accumulated within a country for use during a shortage
b : a gradually accumulated reserve of something
avert stockpiles of unsold cars— Bert Pierce
stockpile
verbstockpiled; stockpiling; stockpiles
Definition of stockpile (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : to place or store in or on a stockpile
2 : to accumulate a stockpile of
a country suspected of stockpiling weapons
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The first known use of stockpile was in 1872
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