单词 | fender pile |
释义 | fender pilenouna pile, usually one of a group, set beside ferry slips, wharves, etc., to guide approaching vessels and driven so as to yield slightly when struck in order to lessen the shock of contact. Also called pile fender. Origin of fender pileFirst recorded in 1730–40 Words nearby fender pilefend, Fendalton tractor, fender, fender bender, fendered, fender pile, fend for oneself, Fénelon, feneration, fenestella, fenestra Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for fender pilefender pile nounan upright, usually freestanding, pile driven into the sea bed or a riverbed beside a berth to protect the dock wall or wharf from the impact of vessels Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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