cut-and-cover
English
Adjective
cut-and-cover (not comparable)
- (construction) A method of building tunnels just below the surface by excavating a large trench, constructing the tunnel and then covering it with soil.
- 2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page unnumbered: A note on the title:
- On London Underground, there are the cut-and-cover lines running just below the surface, and the Tubes properly so-called, which are on average about 40 feet down.
Alternative forms
- cut and cover (noun)
References
- cut-and-cover at OneLook Dictionary Search