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Gladius vs Piling - What's the difference?

gladius | piling |

As nouns the difference between gladius and piling

is that gladius is (historical) a roman sword roughly two feet long while piling is a structural support comprised of a length of wood, steel, or other construction material.

As a verb piling is

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gladius

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (historical) A Roman sword roughly two feet long.
  • * 1882 , "", Popular Science Monthly , Volume 21, page 81:
    • Finally, the Romans made the gladius —sharp, of highly-tempered steel, and strongly piercing—the first real sword (Figs. 17, 18, 19), of which only five specimens are now known to exist.
  • * 2007 , Pat Southern, The Roman Army: A Social and Institutional History , page 212:
    • The gladius was effective either for cutting or for thrusting and was used by legionaries and auxiliaries.
  • (zoology) A pen, the internal skeleton of squid made of chitin-like material.

    • piling

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A structural support comprised of a length of wood, steel, or other construction material.
  • The act of heaping up.
  • (ironworking) The process of building up, heating, and working fagots or piles, to form bars, etc.

    • Verb

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