| 单词 | spile |
| 释义 | spile (once / 17356 pages) n WORD FAMILY spile: spiles USAGE EXAMPLESShe opens the silver parachute and pulls out the spile and slips it onto her pinkie. Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay(2010) A few years ago, the Carlsons tried clear spiles, but discovered they were more prone to breaking. Washington Times(Mar 12, 2015) The owner of the "sugar bush" bores holes into the trees a short distance from the ground, into which he slips small spouts, called "spiles." Chamberlain, James Franklin, How We are Fed—A Geographical Reade...(2012) 1n a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure Syn|Hypo|Hyper pile, piling, stilt sheath pile, sheet pile, sheet piling a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage column, pillar (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure 2n a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask Syn|Hyper bung plug, stopper, stopple blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly |
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