"sheet piling" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1960 September, “Talking of Trains: Accident at Holmes Chapel”, in Trains Illustrated, page 522",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "2023 March 8, “Network News: Section of Cotswold Line reopens after landslip”, in RAIL, page 25",
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