"soil nail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: soil nails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} soil nail (plural soil nails)
  1. One of a number of rods or bars inserted into pre-drilled holes in a steep slope in order to stabilise it. Translations (Translations): 泥釘 (Chinese Cantonese), 泥钉 (nai⁴ deng¹) (Chinese Cantonese)
    Sense id: en-soil_nail-en-noun-qAJLPnqA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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