cut and fill
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The developer had to do lots of cut and fill.
From Seattle Times
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.
From Seattle Times
If it’s a new subdivision, obtain the cut and fill plan from the developer.
From Seattle Times
“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.”
From Los Angeles Times
It will not cut and fill, nor pile up islands and bars as does the Missouri.
From Project Gutenberg
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