stockpile: Meaning and Definition of

stock•pile

Pronunciation: (stok'pīl"), [key]
— n., v., -piled, -pil•ing.
—n.
  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.
—v.t.
  1. to accumulate (material, goods, or the like) for future use; put or store in a stockpile.
—v.i.
  1. to accumulate in a stockpile.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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