Sheet-pile
noun
1.
one of a number of piles, usually flat, driven side by side to retain earth, etc., or to prevent seepage into an excavation.
noun
1.
(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
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