SHEATH PILE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sheath pile mean? 

• SHEATH PILE (noun)
  The noun SHEATH PILE has 1 sense:

1. a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage

  Familiarity information: SHEATH PILE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHEATH PILE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

sheath pile; sheet pile; sheet piling

Hypernyms ("sheath pile" is a kind of...):

pile; piling; spile; stilt (a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure)