compacted

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compacted

/kəmˈpæktəd/

adjective more compacted · most compacted

Closely or densely packed together. You need to excavate and remove the topsoil, line the subsoil with a geotextile, then lay and compact hardcore. Follow this with a layer of compacted "hoggin" – compacted clay, gravel and sand. This is then sprayed with hot bitumen, and has a layer of pea shingle rolled into it.

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participle, past simple past and past participle of compact

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@misc{compacted_2026,
  title = {compacted},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/compacted},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}