bearing pile

noun

A deep foundation structural element driven or drilled into the ground to support vertical loads by transferring a building's weight through weak upper soil down to a strong rock or dense soil layer.

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Meanings

nounbearing pile (plural bearing piles)

plural bearing piles

  1. civil engineeringA deep foundation structural element driven or drilled into the ground to support vertical loads by transferring a building's weight through weak upper soil down to a strong rock or dense soil layer.
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APA

bearing pile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bearing%20pile

MLA

“bearing pile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bearing%20pile. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bearing pile,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bearing%20pile.

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