Category:Piles (structural)

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This is a main category requiring frequent diffusion and maybe maintenance. As many pictures and media files as possible should be moved into appropriate subcategories.
 See also category: poles (objects).
  col•umn (1) tall pillar usually round and made of stone, either supporting part of the roof of a building or standing alone as a monument: The temple is supported by massive columns. (2) thing shaped like a column: a column of smoke = smoke rising straight up; a column of mercury (in the thermometer). (3) […] [1]
pil•lar (1a) upright column of stone, wood, metal etc used as a support or an ornament, a monument, etc. (1b) thing in the shape of this: a pillar of cloud, fire, smoke, etc. (2) ~ of sth strong supporter of sth: a pillar of the Church, the establishment, the faith. (3) […] [1] A pillar's base section can be all shapes – except circular.
  pier […] (2) one of the pillars supporting an arch or a span of a bridge. (3) wall between two windows or other openings. […] (1a) structure of wood, iron, etc built out into the sea, a lake, etc so that boats can stop and take on or put down passengers or goods, →piers (coastal structure) […] [1]
pile (1) heavy column of wood, metal or concrete placed upright in the ground or the sea-bed as a foundation for a building, support for bridge, etc. (2) number of things lying one upon another. […] [1]
  1. ↑ a b c d Oxford advanced learner's dictionary, ISBN 0194311414.
<nowiki>påle; pile; Pfahl; heipaal; (heavy) column of wood, metal or concrete placed upright in the ground or the sea-bed as a foundation for a building, support for bridge, etc; Bauteil, das in der Erde oder dem Meeresgrund steckt und dafür meist an einem Ende zugespitzt ist; een meestal van hout of gewapend beton gemaakte paal van enige lengte, die in de zachte bodem wordt gedreven, heien genaamd, om het gewicht van een bouwwerk over te brengen op de draagkrachtige laag; stake; beanpole; pole; pale; pålning</nowiki>
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(heavy) column of wood, metal or concrete placed upright in the ground or the sea-bed as a foundation for a building, support for bridge, etc
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