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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.
to accumulate (material, goods, or the like) for future use; put or store in a stockpile.

—v.i.
to accumulate in a stockpile.

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