"sheet pile" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sheet piles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sheet pile (plural sheet piles)
  1. (usually in the plural) A corrugated steel pile, which is vertically driven into the ground to form a wall of sheet piling. Tags: plural-normally
    Sense id: en-sheet_pile-en-noun-Hf233JIe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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