sheet piling
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A type of retaining wall used during construction by driving interlocking sheets of material into the ground.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "During the two Sundays preceding the accident, the track had been lifted to permit installation of shallow raft abutments some five to six feet under the track, which will eventually support a temporary bridge span during the construction of the permanent span, and sheet piling across the formation to hold the sides of future excavation."
- "During the partial line closure, engineers installed sheet piling to act as a retaining wall to support the embankment and road, and make it safe to carry out long-term repairs."