sloping pile
1pile — [[t]pa͟ɪl[/t]] ♦♦♦ piles, piling, piled 1) N COUNT: usu N of n A pile of things is a mass of them that is high in the middle and has sloping sides. ...a pile of sand. ...a little pile of crumbs... The leaves had been swept into huge piles. Syn …
2Velvet — This article is about the fabric. For other uses, see Velvet (disambiguation). A swatch of black cotton velvet …
3talus — ta·lus || teɪlÉ™s n. sloping pile of rock fragments at the bottom of a cliff …
4taluses — ta·lus || teɪlÉ™s n. sloping pile of rock fragments at the bottom of a cliff …
5Architecture and Civil Engineering — ▪ 2009 Introduction Architecture For Notable Civil Engineering Projects in work or completed in 2008, see Table (Notable Civil Engineering Projects (in work or completed, 2008)). Beijing was the centre of the world of architecture… …
6AGRICULTURAL LAND-MANAGEMENT METHODS AND IMPLEMENTS IN ANCIENT EREẒ ISRAEL — Ereẓ Israel is a small country with a topographically fragmented territory, each geographical region having a distinctive character of its own. These regions include: the coastal plain, the lowlands, the hilly country, the inland valleys, the… …
7environmental works — ▪ civil engineering Introduction infrastructure that provides cities and towns with water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control services. They include extensive networks of reservoirs, pipelines, treatment systems, pumping stations …
8Air well (condenser) — High mass air well of Belgian engineer Achile Knapen in Trans en Provence …
9volcano — /vol kay noh/, n., pl. volcanoes, volcanos. 1. a vent in the earth s crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals. 2. a mountain or hill, usually having a cuplike crater at the summit,… …
10Earth sheltering — is the architectural practice of using earth against building walls for external thermal mass, to reduce heat loss, and to easily maintain a steady indoor air temperature. Earth sheltering is popular in modern times among advocates of passive… …
