cut-and-cover
[ kuht-n-kuhv-er ]
/ ˈkʌt nˈkʌv ər /
noun
a method for digging a tunnel, laying pipe, etc., by cutting a trench, constructing the tunnel or laying the pipe in it, and covering with the excavated material.
Origin of cut-and-cover
First recorded in 1830–40
Words nearby cut-and-cover
cut to the bone,
cut to the chase,
cut to the quick,
cut up,
cut velvet,
cut-and-cover,
cut-and-dried,
cut-and-paste,
cut-and-try,
cut-card work,
cut-grass
Example sentences from the Web for cut-and-cover
The cut-and-cover, hurry-scurry methods of doing things, common on some Western farms, will not do in drainage work.
British Dictionary definitions for cut-and-cover
cut-and-cover
adjective
designating a method of constructing a tunnel by excavating a cutting to the required depth and then backfilling the excavation over the tunnel roof