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stilt vs sheet piling

sheet piling vs stilt

stilt and sheet piling both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stilt Yes No No No
sheet piling Yes No No No
As nouns, sheet piling is a hyponym of stilt; that is, sheet piling is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stilt:
  • stilt: a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
  • sheet piling: a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage
Other hyponyms of stilt include sheath pile, sheet pile.
stilt (noun) sheet piling (noun)
long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage
long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia
one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground
a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
Difference between stilt and sheet piling

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