rock cutn.

Brit.

/ˈrɒk kʌt/, U.S.

/ˈrɑ(k) ˌkət/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rock n.¹, cut n.²

Etymology: < rock n.¹ + cut n.² Compare earlier rock-cut adj.

A railway or road cutting excavated through rock.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > cutting

cutting1836

railway cutting1839

rock cut1841

cut1881

1841 J. Herron Pract. Descr. Patent Trellis Railway Struct. 19 Railway bars are exposed to the direct rays of the summer's sun; acting moreover, on the surface of the road, and reflected, perhaps, from the sides of a rock-cut.

1937 N.Y. Times 4 July xii. 2/5 The rock cut between Sixtieth and Thirty-fifth Streets and the Thirtieth Street yard is..all on private right-of-way.

1965 G. McInnes Road to Gundagai ix. 134 Each rattling rock-cut, each looping embankment and low trestle bridge carried us further into an unbelievable land.

1995 Toronto Star 9 Sept. h1 You drive through the Huckleberry Rock Cut, a spectacular pink granite tunnel billed as Ontario's longest rock cut.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rock cut
释义	rock cutn. Brit. /ˈrɒk kʌt/, U.S. /ˈrɑ(k) ˌkət/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rock n.¹, cut n.² Etymology: < rock n.¹ + cut n.² Compare earlier rock-cut adj. A railway or road cutting excavated through rock. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > cutting cutting1836 railway cutting1839 rock cut1841 cut1881 1841 J. Herron Pract. Descr. Patent Trellis Railway Struct. 19 Railway bars are exposed to the direct rays of the summer's sun; acting moreover, on the surface of the road, and reflected, perhaps, from the sides of a rock-cut. 1937 N.Y. Times 4 July xii. 2/5 The rock cut between Sixtieth and Thirty-fifth Streets and the Thirtieth Street yard is..all on private right-of-way. 1965 G. McInnes Road to Gundagai ix. 134 Each rattling rock-cut, each looping embankment and low trestle bridge carried us further into an unbelievable land. 1995 Toronto Star 9 Sept. h1 You drive through the Huckleberry Rock Cut, a spectacular pink granite tunnel billed as Ontario's longest rock cut. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1841
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