stockpile
Use Stockpile in a sentence
noun
1.
a supply of material, as a pile of gravel in road maintenance.
2.
a large supply of some metal, chemical, food, etc., gathered and held in reserve for use during a shortage or during a period of higher prices.
3.
a quantity, as of munitions or weapons, accumulated for possible future use.
verb (used with object)
4.
to accumulate (material, goods, or the like) for future use; put or store in a stockpile.
verb (used without object)
5.
to accumulate in a stockpile.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to acquire and store a large quantity of (something) |
| —n | |
| 2. | a large store or supply accumulated for future use |
| 'stockpiler | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
But that will only slightly reduce the stockpile of unsold homes.
Our shrinking nuclear stockpile demands heightened confidence in the safety, security, and reliability of each weapon.
If your own superhero stockpile is spent and you're looking to replenish, then look no further.
Of course, then they will storm the poorhouse walls with their enormous stockpile of weaponry and steal everything from inside.
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