starling
/ˈstɑɹlɪŋ/ noun C2- An enclosure like a coffer-dam, formed of piles driven closely together before any structure or work, as a protection against the wash of waves, commonly used to protect the piers of a bridge.
- One of the piles used in forming such a breakwater.
Plural starlings
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