edge course

Reinforcement at the edge of a block paver, brick or bitmac pavement. The edge course provides lateral restraint, preventing the pavement from crumbling at the edges.

bitmac,
bullnose,
haunch,
pavement,
soldier course

This definition is abridged from A – Z of tree terms: A companion to British arboriculture.
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