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stockpile

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) stockpile (noun)
  2. 2) stockpile (verb)

1stock·pile

noun \ˈstäk-ˌpī(-ə)l\

Definition of STOCKPILE

: a storage pile: as a : a reserve supply of something essential accumulated within a country for use during a shortage b : a gradually accumulated reserve of something <avert stockpiles of unsold cars — Bert Pierce>
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Examples of STOCKPILE

  1. a stockpile of medical supplies
  2. <an emergency stockpile of potable water and canned goods in the cellar>

First Known Use of STOCKPILE

1872

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