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单词 cut-and-cover
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Definition of cut-and-cover in English:

cut-and-cover

noun
mass noun
  • A method of building a tunnel by making a cutting which is then lined and covered over.

    as modifier a cut-and-cover tunnel
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The architects of later pyramids ensured that there was adequate access to underground chambers by using cut-and-cover techniques rather than tunnelling.
    • A cut-and-cover operation requiring the excavation of 650,000 cubic yards of soil, the tunnel itself called for 130,000 cubic yards of concrete to be placed.
    • It also does grading, foundation excavation, and cut-and-cover excavation for installing underground utilities and paves roads and parking areas.
    • The cut-and-cover lines are so much more pleasant than the deep-down tracks.
    • The line that runs beneath 41st Street was constructed later using cut-and-cover as well as tunneling techniques.
 
 

Definition of cut-and-cover in US English:

cut-and-cover

nounˌkədənˈkəvər
  • A method of building a tunnel by making a cutting which is then lined and covered over.

    as modifier a cut-and-cover tunnel
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A cut-and-cover operation requiring the excavation of 650,000 cubic yards of soil, the tunnel itself called for 130,000 cubic yards of concrete to be placed.
    • The cut-and-cover lines are so much more pleasant than the deep-down tracks.
    • The line that runs beneath 41st Street was constructed later using cut-and-cover as well as tunneling techniques.
    • The architects of later pyramids ensured that there was adequate access to underground chambers by using cut-and-cover techniques rather than tunnelling.
    • It also does grading, foundation excavation, and cut-and-cover excavation for installing underground utilities and paves roads and parking areas.
 
 
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