soil nail en · NOUN
Meanings
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One of a number of rods or bars inserted into pre-drilled holes in a steep slope in order to stabilise it.
More than 900 eight-to-ten-metre soil nails are set into the walls adjacent to the north end of the dive-under, to secure its steep concrete-sprayed side.
2021 November 17, Tom Allett, “Delving deep into dive-under's details”, in RAIL, number 944, page 49, photo caption:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| soil nails | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
yue 泥釘 /泥钉 (Translations)