Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Culebra Cut

American  
[koo-ley-bruh kuht, koo-le-brah] / kuˈleɪ brə ˈkʌt, kuˈlɛ βrɑ /

noun

  1. an artificial cutting in the Panama Canal Zone, northwest of the city of Panama: excavated for the Panama Canal. 8 miles (13 km) long.


Culebra Cut British  
/ kuːˈlɛbrə /

noun

  1. the former name of Gaillard Cut

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

After it was finished in December 1913, the Corozal was the first ship to sail through the Culebra Cut, the last barrier to the canal opening the following year.

From BBC Dec. 30, 2021

The Corozal's job was leading the ships working on the Culebra Cut, which was a difficult section of the canal, prone to mudslides.

From BBC Dec. 30, 2021

Before war is declared a huge Japanese freighter explodes in Culebra Cut, blocking the Panama Canal for months.

From Time Magazine Archive

At 25 he was superintendent of the Culebra Cut of the Panama Canal, blasting and steamshoveling his way through mountains.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is twenty-four miles across this lake to Culebra Cut, which extends about nine miles through the hills, and to the first lock on the Pacific side.

From Birdseye Views of Far Lands by Nichols, James T. (James Thomas)

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training