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单词 cut-and-cover
释义

cut-and-cover

English

Adjective

cut-and-cover (not comparable)

  1. (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
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