Hard-wearing
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Able to withstand a significant amount of usage without physical deterioration; durable.
"Throughout B.R. activity to improve drainage and ballast, to lay in more long-welded rails [...] and concrete sleepers, and to provide more hard-wearing pointwork and crossings will be intensified in the next four years."
Antonyms
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More examples"Throughout B.R. activity to improve drainage and ballast, to lay in more long-welded rails [...] and concrete sleepers, and to provide more hard-wearing pointwork and crossings will be intensified in the next four years."
Etymology
From hard + wearing.