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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries杭
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kui
"地盤を安定させるために杭を打ち込みます。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A heavy stake, post, or column driven into the ground to support a foundation or structure.
"The bridge's deep concrete piling ensures stability against swift currents." - 2
A structure made of such stakes or posts collectively.
"Boats were safely moored along the wooden piling of the harbor."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'pile', originating from Old English 'pilian' and Latin 'pilare' (to drive in, ram down). Historically used in construction to describe heavy stakes or posts driven into the ground to support foundations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Piling" is said worldwide
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pieu
Transliteration: /pjø/
"Les pieux en acier soutiennent le nouveau pont."
Pfahl
Transliteration: /pfaːl/
"Die Pfähle tragen das Fundament des Gebäudes."
palo
Transliteration: /ˈpa.lo/
"I pali di fondazione sono stati conficcati in profondità."
pilote
Transliteration: /piˈlo.te/
"Los pilotes de concreto soportan toda la estructura."
estaca
Transliteration: /isˈta.kɐ/
"As estacas foram cravadas no solo lamacento."
नींव का खंभा
Transliteration: neenv ka khambha
"पुल को मजबूत करने के लिए नीचे खंभे गाड़े गए हैं।"
桩
Transliteration: zhuāng
"桥梁的钢筋混凝土桩非常坚固。"
말뚝
Transliteration: malttuk
"건물의 기초를 위해 말뚝을 깊게 박았다."
杭
Transliteration: kui
"地盤を安定させるために杭を打ち込みます。"
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