geotextilen.
/ˌdʒiːə(ʊ)ˈtɛkstʌɪl/, U.S. /ˌdʒioʊˈtɛkˌstaɪl/ Any of various strong textiles or other materials used, in the form of sheets, for the protection or retention of soil, rubble, water, etc., in fields such as civil engineering and landscaping. Frequently attributive.Geotextiles are typically man-made materials such as polyester or polypropylene which are woven or punched so as to be permeable, but also include waterproof membranes (cf. geomembrane n.).
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1978 Textile World 50/1 50/1 Geotextiles, fabrics used in road stabilization, erosion control, drainage and asphalt road construction.
1993 Harper's Mag. Apr. 49/1 Plastic geotextile fabrics protect beachfront land from erosion and encourage plant growth.
1998 Water & Waste Treatm. May 36/3 Gridline 750 was positioned on to the sand blinded surface of the excavation with a specified geotextile placed on top of the geomembrane.
2002 R. D. Treloar Plumbing: Heating & Gas Installations (ed. 2) ix. 320 A non-woven needle-punched polyester geo-textile material should be used which will not rot and will allow the air to circulate.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1978- to give, set an ensample
- to give, set ensample
- to give, take seisin
- to givea sob
- to glamp at
- to glance aside, off
- to glance at
- to glance at against
- to glance at upon
- to glance back
- to glance down, up
- to glance on
- to glance one's eye, look
- to glance over
- to glance through
- to glare back
- to glass off
- to glass up
- to glaver on or upon
- to glaze in
- to glaze one's houve
- to glean away
- to glean experience
- to glean information
- to glean out