variants
or less commonly forepale
(ˈ)⸗¦⸗
: to advance (an excavation) in quicksand or caving ground by driving poles, slabs, or sheathing into the ground ahead of the excavating or simultaneously with it
: a piece of lagging, a heavy plank, or a pole, sharpened on one end and used in forepoling
called also lath, spile, spiling
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“Forepole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forepole. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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