pilings

Definition of pilingsnext
plural of piling

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piles
Noun
  • Rodent holes, brush piles, firewood, timbers, dense undergrowth, and leaf piles can also attract wasps in search of a place to nest.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
  • Knisley has worked with communities where coal ash was used to fill children’s ball fields and seen Tennessee Valley Authority waste piles of the toxic ash piled up behind a public playground, open to the wind.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
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“Pilings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilings. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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