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Gaillard Cut
Gail·lard Cut G0008600 (gĭl-yärd′, gā′lärd′) Formerly Cu·le·bra Cut (ko͞o-lā′brə) An excavation, about 13 km (8 mi) long and averaging 14 m (45 ft) deep, through Culebra Mountain, a hill in the Canal Zone, Panama. The cut forms the southeast section of the Panama Canal.Gaillard Cut (ɡɪlˈjɑːd; ˈɡeɪlɑːd) n (Placename) the SE section of the Panama Canal, cut through Culebra Mountain. Length: about 13 km (8 miles). Former name: Culebra Cut [C19: named after David Du Bose Gaillard (1859–1913), US army engineer in charge of the work]Gaillard Cut
Gaillard Cut the SE section of the Panama Canal, cut through Culebra Mountain. Length: about 13 km (8 miles) |