"piling rig" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: piling rigs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} piling rig (plural piling rigs)
  1. (construction) A large crawler track-mounted drill used in foundation projects which require drilling into sandy soil, clay, silty clay, and similar environments. Such rigs are similar in function to oil drilling rigs. Categories (topical): Construction
    Sense id: en-piling_rig-en-noun-GuLhu75D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business, construction, manufacturing

Inflected forms

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