sheet pile
noun
one of a number of piles, usually flat, driven side by side to retain earth, etc., or to prevent seepage into an excavation.
Also called
sheath pile.
Origin of sheet pile
First recorded in 1835–45
OTHER WORDS FROM sheet pile
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British Dictionary definitions for sheet pile
sheet pile
noun
civil engineering
one of a group of piles made of timber, steel, or prestressed concrete set close together to resist lateral pressure, as from earth or water
Compare bearing pile