Gaillard Cut
[ gil-yahrd, gey-lahrd ]
/ gɪlˈyɑrd, ˈgeɪ lɑrd /
noun
an artificial cutting in the Panama Canal Zone, NW of the city of Panama: excavated for the Panama Canal. 8 miles (13 km) long.
Formerly
Culebra Cut.
Origin of Gaillard Cut
named after Col. D. DuB.
Gaillard (1859–1913), U.S. Army engineer
British Dictionary definitions for gaillard cut
Gaillard Cut
/ (ɡɪlˈjɑːd, ˈɡeɪlɑːd) /
noun
the SE section of the Panama Canal, cut through Culebra Mountain. Length: about 13 km (8 miles)
Former name: Culebra Cut
Word Origin for Gaillard Cut
C19: named after David Du Bose
Gaillard (1859–1913), US army engineer in charge of the work