Spiling

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  • v. Present participle of spile.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Piles; piling: as, the spiling must be renewed.
  • n. The edge-curve of a plank or strake.
  • n. plural In ship-building, the dimensions of the curve or sny of a plank's edge, commonly measured by means of a batten fastened for the purpose on the timbers.
    • Word Usage
    "Work on the 220 drift has slowed as crews encounter increasingly difficult conditions that require a special tunneling technique called spiling that uses steel supports to prevent the new tunnel from collapsing."
    Verb Form
    spiled    spiles    spiling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    stopper    plug    stopple   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pile    poll   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    spigot    stopple    lig    bung    praam    declaim    Stan    'ave    canal boat    stopper   
     
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