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hard-wearing

British  

adjective

  1. resilient, durable, and tough

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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They are also hard-wearing, which means they can be drained and recovered to play football on.

From BBC Apr. 4, 2025

For tips on designing a hard-wearing gym that’s a joy to use, we asked designers how they approach workout spaces.

From Seattle Times Jan. 7, 2022

The hard-wearing, all-weather textile hearkens to an older, simpler way of life, its history touching on both the doings of British royals and local farm life.

From National Geographic Jan. 14, 2021

More than just a retail experience, Jeans Street is a homage to denim, with the hard-wearing blue fabric referenced in everything from vending machines to drain covers and signs to public loos.

From The Guardian Sep. 24, 2019

There is a constant daily issue of hard-wearing substance camouflaged as "biscuit," intended originally for the heel of concrete ships and for bomb-proof blockhouses.

From Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry by Blicq, A. Stanley

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