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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


Synonymspile, 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


Synonymsbung


Broader (hypernym)plug, stopper, stopple


Part meronymbarrel, cask









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