hard-wearing en · ADJ
Etymology
From hard + wearing.
Meanings
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Able to withstand a significant amount of usage without physical deterioration; durable.
Throughout B.R. activity to improve drainage and ballast, to lay in more long-welded rails [...] and concrete sleepers, and to provide more hard-wearing pointwork and crossings will be intensified in the next four years.
1959 September, “The Re-appraisal of the B.R. Modernisation Plan”, in Trains Illustrated, page 411:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most hard-wearing | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| hardwearing | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more hard-wearing | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (12)
yue 襟著 (wear-resistant) · nb slitesterk (wear-resistant) · ga buanfasach (wear-resistant) · sv slitstark (wear-resistant) · cmn 耐磨的 (wear-resistant) · bg износоустойчив (wear-resistant) · yue 襟磨 (wear-resistant) · cmn 經穿的 /经穿的 (wear-resistant) · bg траен (wear-resistant) · cmn 耐磨耐穿的 (wear-resistant) · nn slitesterk (wear-resistant) · el ανθεκτικός (wear-resistant)