cut and fill

noun

Geology.

1. a process of localized gradation whereby material eroded from one place is deposited a short distance away.

Example Sentences

The developer had to do lots of cut and fill.

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If it’s a new subdivision, obtain the cut and fill plan from the developer.

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The subcontractor who did all the cut and fill ground work made a massive mistake by bulldozing trees and brush into the ravine and then covering it up with dirt.

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“This year he’s able to play more free. I think not playing the point guard position and just being a two or a three, he’s able to slash and cut and fill the lanes and offensive rebound — things like that that have really opened his game up for him.”

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It will not cut and fill, nor pile up islands and bars as does the Missouri.

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