stockpile
stock·pile
noun
2.
a storage pile accumulated for future use
verb
Origin
The noun is derived from stock (“supply of anything ready for use”) + pile (“mass of things heaped together”). The verb is derived from the noun.
Phrases
- nuclear pile
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