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- Dictionarystockpile/ˈstɒkpʌɪl/
noun
- 1. a large accumulated stock of goods or materials, especially one held in reserve for use at a time of shortage or other emergency: "a stockpile of sandbags was being prepared"
verb
- 1. accumulate a large stock of (goods or materials): "he claimed that the weapons were being stockpiled"
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STOCKPILE definition: 1. a large amount of food, goods, or weapons that are kept ready for future use: 2. to store a…. Learn more.
Noun a stockpile of medical supplies an emergency stockpile of potable water and canned goods in the cellar Verb The government stockpiled vaccines to prepare for a flu epidemic. we should be able to stockpile enough vaccine for the upcoming flu season. Recent Examples on the Web. Noun.
noun. a supply of material, as a pile of gravel in road maintenance. 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. a quantity, as of munitions or weapons, accumulated for possible future use.
STOCKPILE meaning: 1. a large amount of food, goods, or weapons that are kept ready for future use: 2. to store a…. Learn more.
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. transitive verb.
Define stockpile. stockpile synonyms, stockpile pronunciation, stockpile translation, English dictionary definition of stockpile. n. A supply stored for future use, usually carefully accrued and maintained. tr.v. stock·piled , stock·pil·ing , stock·piles To accumulate and maintain a...
Definition of stockpile noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
