soil nailing
n.— «Workers will use a technique called “soil nailing,” in which long pieces of steel are shot into the ground with a cannon-like device.» —“Section of North Portage Path to close” by Katie Byard Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio) Apr. 26, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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