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 | ||