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geotextile en · NOUN

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. 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.
   • The design also included geotextile lining of the trench in which the drainage pipe was buried. 2022 March 23, Philip Haigh, “Network News: Carillion changed the design of Carmont's drains”, in RAIL, number 953, page 9:
   • You need to excavate and remove the topsoil, line the subsoil with a geotextile, then lay and compact hardcore. 2014 August 24, Jeff Howell, “Home improvements: gravel paths and cutting heating bills [print version: Cold comfort in technology, 23 August 2014, p. P5]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Property):

Forms

Translations (3)

fi geotekstiili (fabric used in earthworks) · pt geotêxtil (fabric used in earthworks) · cmn 土工布 (fabric used in earthworks)