I. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As the official in charge of the stockpile , Jones administers the 114 depots and warehouses that store the materials.
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Both rutile and iron will be accumulating in stockpiles on the Moon.
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Minimum operating levels are stockpiles of crude and refined products held by refiners that are considered adequate to meet average seasonal demand.
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Power was dependent on maintaining a stockpile of arms and professional soldiers.
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Some of Britain's biggest firms have joined the lobbying for a stockpile .
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The ultimate question, however, was what would happen to the steadily accumulating stockpiles of nuclear waste in the long term.
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While some of last year's stockpile has vanished, a lot of oil is still sloshing around in storage.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Several militant groups are continuing to stockpile illegal weapons.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Imports of plastic waste rose by 450 percent during 1992, while Recoup is forced to stockpile its own waste.
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Kitchen cabinets have been quake-proofed, flashlights and foods bought, and water stockpiled.
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Last winter, he was unable to stockpile weapons and ammunition.
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Quit your old job when you have enough money stockpiled to keep you through the low-income days ahead. 3.
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The interior minister for Bavaria, Guenther Beckstein, has said that Scientologists are stockpiling large amounts of cyanide and weapons.