- pile driver
- noun Date: 1772 a machine for driving down piles with a drop hammer or a steam or air hammer
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pile driver
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Pile driver — Pile Pile, n. [AS. p[=i]l arrow, stake, L. pilum javelin; but cf. also L. pila pillar.] 1. A large stake, or piece of timber, pointed and driven into the earth, as at the bottom of a river, or in a harbor where the ground is soft, for the support … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pile driver — or pile engine n. a machine with a drop hammer for driving piles … English World dictionary
pile-driver — pileˈ driver noun 1. A machine for driving in piles 2. (in games) a very heavy stroke, kick, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑pile … Useful english dictionary
pile driver — pile .driver n 1.) a machine for pushing heavy posts into the ground 2.) BrE informal a very hard hit … Dictionary of contemporary English
pile driver — pile ,driver noun count a large machine that pushes posts into the ground to support new buildings … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Pile driver — A pile driver is a mechanical device used to drive piles into soil to provide foundation support for buildings or other structures. The term is also used in reference to members of the construction crew that work with pile driving rigs.One… … Wikipedia
pile driver — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms pile driver : singular pile driver plural pile drivers a large machine that pushes posts into the ground to support new buildings … English dictionary
pile driver — 1. noun a) A machine for forcing a pile, a long beam, into the ground as part of the construction of a foundation; usually by raising a weight and then dropping it on the beam. She sure is a pile driver b) A person who … Wiktionary
pile driver — noun a machine that drives piling into the ground • Hypernyms: ↑machine * * * noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] 1 : a machine used for hammering posts into the ground 2 Brit, informal : a very hard kick or hit He hit a pile driver into the net from 20 yards … Useful english dictionary
Pile driver (disambiguation) — Pile driver or piledriver may refer to: *Pile driver, a mechanical device used in construction *Piledriver (professional wrestling), a move used in professional wrestling * Piledriver The Wrestling Album 2 , a 1987 album produced by the World… … Wikipedia
pile driver — pile′ driv er n. mac a machine for driving piles, usu. 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 • Etymology: 1765–75 … From formal English to slang
