cut-and-cover
[ kuht-n-kuhv-er ]
/ ˈkʌt nˈkʌv ər /
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noun
a method for digging a tunnel, laying pipe, etc., by cutting a trench, constructing the tunnel or laying the pipe in it, and covering with the excavated material.
Nearby words
cut to the bone, cut to the chase, cut to the quick, cut up, cut velvet, cut-and-cover, cut-and-dried, cut-and-paste, cut-and-try, cut-card work, cut-grass
Origin of cut-and-cover
First recorded in 1830–40
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Examples from the Web for cut-and-cover
The cut-and-cover, hurry-scurry methods of doing things, common on some Western farms, will not do in drainage work.
British Dictionary definitions for cut-and-cover
cut-and-cover
adjective
designating a method of constructing a tunnel by excavating a cutting to the required depth and then backfilling the excavation over the tunnel roof
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