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Term of the Road Dictionary

reservoir pavement

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Drainage and Sewerage
  • Definition : Pavement made up of one or more natural or processed materials that have a high porosity and in which interconnected voids allow temporary storage and partial filtering of rainwater.

wasserspeicherfähige Befestigung

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Straßenentwässerung
  • Definition : Befestigung aus einem oder mehreren natürlichen oder künstlich hergestellten Materialien, die eine Durchlässigkeit hat und in der untereinander verbundene Hohlräume eine vorübergehende Lagerung und teilweise Filterung von Regenwasser ermöglichen.