geotextile

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Etymology

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From geo- +‎ textile.

Noun

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geotextile (plural geotextiles)

  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.
    • 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)[1]:
      You need to excavate and remove the topsoil, line the subsoil with a geotextile, then lay and compact hardcore.
    • 2022 March 23, Philip Haigh, “Network News: Carillion changed the design of Carmont's drains”, in RAIL, number 953, page 9:
      The design also included geotextile lining of the trench in which the drainage pipe was buried.

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