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pile fender
noun
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fender pile
noun
a pile, usually one of a group, set beside ferry slips, wharves, etc., to guide approaching vessels and driven so as to yield slightly when struck in order to lessen the shock of contact.
Also called pile fender.
Origin:
1730–40
1730–40
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World English Dictionary
| fender pile | |
| —n | |
| an upright, usually freestanding, pile driven into the sea bed or a riverbed beside a berth to protect the dock wall or wharf from the impact of vessels | |
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