Definition for cut-and-cover - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	cut-and-cover (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		More words in this category brickwork came 2 cement mixer conduit expansion joint fibreglass fireplace flashing hardboard plank precast roofing screed shell sill strawboard subfloor uninsulated weatherboard well constructed Nearby Words customs customs union custos rotulorum custumal cut cut glass cut lunch cut up cut-and-come-again cut-and-cover cut-down cut-in cut-off cut-out cut-price cut-throat cut-throat razor cut-throat weaver cutaneous