| 单词 | road cutting |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroad cutting road cutting n. the action or process of cutting a road through a particular area, esp. through hilly terrain; (also) the trench-like excavation that results from this (see cutting n. 8). Π 1801 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 1800 Chron. 147/1 We are happy to find..that the operation of road-cutting through that district advances with rapid progress. 1838 F. Burr Elem. Pract. Geol. ii. 94 The patches of loose pumice which are occasionally exposed to view in the road-cuttings of this part of Germany. 1936 Discovery Jan. 21/2 The Aculeate Hymenoptera, many of which take advantage of banks in road-cuttings and well-trodden paths, all made by man. 2004 Novon 14 82/1 [The plant] is extremely abundant..and forms hanging curtains over the road cutting. < as lemmas |
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