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pipejacking

pipejacking noun: the use of hydraulic jacks to push pipes through the ground behind a TBM or shield, commonly used to create tunnels under existing structures such as roads or railways.

Noun

pipejacking (uncountable)

  1. The use of hydraulic jacks to push pipes through the ground behind a TBM or shield, commonly used to create tunnels under existing structures such as roads or railways.

Origin of pipejacking

From pipe + jacking.

Questions about pipejacking

What does pipejacking mean?
Pipejacking means the use of hydraulic jacks to push pipes through the ground behind a TBM or shield, commonly used to create tunnels under existing structures such as roads or railways.
What part of speech is pipejacking?
Pipejacking is a noun.

Words near pipejacking in the dictionary

  1. pipeful
  2. pipefuls
  3. pipehawk
  4. pipehawks
  5. pipejacked
  6. pipejacking
  7. Pipel
  8. pipelay
  9. pipelayer
  10. pipelayers
  11. pipelaying

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