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pile dwelling

/ˈpaɪl ˌdwɛlɪŋ/

Traducción: Tipo de vivienda o casa construida sobre estacas o pilotes de madera, generalmente sobre el agua o en zonas pantanosas, para protegerse de inundaciones o plagas.

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/ˈpaɪl ˌdwɛlɪŋ/C1formal
  • esTipo de vivienda o casa construida sobre estacas o pilotes de madera, generalmente sobre el agua o en zonas pantanosas, para protegerse de inundaciones o plagas.

A type of dwelling or house built on wooden piles or stilts, typically over water or in marshy areas, to protect against flooding or pests.

  1. Stilt houseC1formal

    A type of house built on wooden piles or posts, typically over water or marshy ground, to protect from flooding and pests.

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    • Archaeologists discovered ancient pile dwellings around the Alpine lakes.
    • Pile dwellings were common in prehistoric settlements.
    • The museum has a reconstruction of a pile dwelling from the Bronze Age.