noun
pile-driving; piling
Refers to the construction process of driving piles into the ground, or the piles themselves. Often used in technical or construction contexts.
この工事では杭打ち作業が行われている。
Pile-driving work is being carried out at this construction site.
杭打ちの音が近所に響いている。
The sound of pile-driving is echoing through the neighborhood.
杭 is the pile or stake itself; 杭打ち is the action or process of driving piles.
Compound of 杭 (pile, stake) and 打ち (driving, hitting), from the verb 打つ (to strike).