English noun: spile | |||
1. | spile (artifact) a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure | ||
Synonyms | pile, piling, stilt | ||
Broader (hypernym) | column, pillar | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | sheath pile, sheet pile, sheet piling | ||
2. | spile (artifact) a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask | ||
Synonyms | bung | ||
Broader (hypernym) | plug, stopper, stopple | ||
Part meronym | barrel, cask | ||