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geotextile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

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noun

"You need to excavate and remove the topsoil, line the subsoil with a geotextile, then lay and compact hardcore."
"The design also included geotextile lining of the trench in which the drainage pipe was buried."

Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English textile English geotextile From geo- + textile.

geotextiles (plural)

What does geotextile mean?: Any strong, permeable fabric used in earthworks for any of a number of purposes, including separation of soil layers, filtering, reinforcing, erosion protection and protection of drainage pipes from clogging.
Where does geotextile come from?: Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English textile English geotextile From geo- + textile.

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