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cut and cover

cut and cover noun: a method of building a tunnel by digging a trench, constructing tunnel walls therein, and refilling the trench with earth.

Noun

cut and cover (uncountable)

  1. A method of building a tunnel by digging a trench, constructing tunnel walls therein, and refilling the trench with earth.

Forms of cut and cover

alternative formcut-and-cover

Questions about cut and cover

What does cut and cover mean?
Cut and cover means a method of building a tunnel by digging a trench, constructing tunnel walls therein, and refilling the trench with earth.
What part of speech is cut and cover?
Cut and cover is a noun.

Words near cut and cover in the dictionary

  1. cut along
  2. cut and carve
  3. cut and carved
  4. cut and choose
  5. cut and come again
  6. cut and cover
  7. cut and dried
  8. cut and dry
  9. cut and paste
  10. cut and run
  11. cut and sew

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