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voltaic pile
an early battery cell, consisting of several metal disks, each made of one of two dissimilar metals, arranged in an alternating series, and separated by pads moistened with an electrolyte. -
fender pile
a pile, usually one of a group, set beside ferry slips, wharves, etc., to guide approaching vessels and driven so as to yield slightly when struck in order to lessen the shock of contact. -
friction pile
a pile depending on the friction of surrounding earth for support. -
pile driver
a machine for driving piles, usually composed of a tall framework in which either a weight is raised and dropped on a pile head or in which a steam hammer drives the pile. -
point-bearing pile
a pile depending on the soil or rock beneath its foot for support. -
pyre
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.