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piling

/ˈpaɪlɪŋ/ sustantivo B2
  1. A structural support comprising a length of wood, steel, or other construction material. (countable)
  2. The act of heaping up. (countable, uncountable)
  3. The process of building up, heating, and working fagots or piles to form bars, etc. (countable, uncountable)

Plural pilings

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“You did, Doctor, but none the less you must come round to my view, for otherwise I shall keep on piling fact upon fact on you until your reason breaks down under them and acknowledges me to be right.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 2 · B2
They were piling up their score all the time and we were at a standstill.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 52 · C1
The first half hour was spent in piling up the fire, lest she should suffer from the change of room; and she removed, at his desire, to the other side of the fireplace, that she might be farther from the door.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 59 · B2

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