pile

structural member that is driven, screwed, jacked, vibrated, drilled or otherwise installed in the ground such as to transmit loads to the underlying soil or rock and provide a footing component for a structure

a structural member that is driven, screwed, jacked, vibrated, drilled or otherwise installed in the ground so as to transmit loads to the underlying soil or rock and provide a foundation for structure

<carpet> part of a carpet that consists of textile fibres or yarns, cut or looped, which projects from its substrate and provides the wearing surface
See also: loop <carpet>; tuft
<structure> slender structural member of steel, precast concrete or timber driven, jacked, jetted, or screwed into the ground, or cast insitu in bored holes, to transmit loads to the underlying soil and provide a foundation for a structure

See also: bearing pile; bored pile; cased pile; driven pile <cast-in-place>; driven pile <pre-formed>; end-bearing pile; friction pile; jacked pile; raking pile; sheet pile