stock·pile
ˈstäk-ˌpī(-ə)l 
: 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—
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stockpiled; stockpiling; stockpiles
1
: to place or store in or on a stockpile
2
: to accumulate a stockpile of
a country suspected of stockpiling weapons
stockpiler
noun
Examples of stockpile in a Sentence
Noun
a stockpile of medical supplies
an emergency stockpile of potable water and canned goods in the cellar
Verb
The government stockpiled vaccines to prepare for a flu epidemic.
we should be able to stockpile enough vaccine for the upcoming flu season
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
The comments at the time raised concerns that Trump would spark a new arms race by increasing the U.S. stockpile of nuclear weapons, which had been reduced through arms control agreements with Russia after the end of the Cold War.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
Temu and Shein had already started stockpiling goods and bulk-shipping to US warehouses to lower shipping times.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Global stockpile The Hiroshima atomic bomb, with an explosive yield of 15 kilotons, would be considered a low-yield nuclear weapon by today’s standards.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
The comments at the time raised concerns that Trump would spark a new arms race by increasing the U.S. stockpile of nuclear weapons, which had been reduced through arms control agreements with Russia after the end of the Cold War.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
Verb
Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
Temu and Shein had already started stockpiling goods and bulk-shipping to US warehouses to lower shipping times.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stockpile
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“Stockpile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stockpile. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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