cut and cover

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English

Noun

cut and cover (uncountable)

(construction) A method of building subway tunnels by digging a trench, placing a concrete box inside, and covering it in soil.

Alternative forms

cut-and-cover (adjective)

Translations

method of building subway tunnels

Spanish: excavado y enterrado
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