cut-and-cover

adjective

: constructed in a cut or trench and after completion covered as with some of the excavated material or paving
a cut-and-cover conduit

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“Cut-and-cover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut-and-cover. Accessed 9 Dec. 2024.

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