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Gaillard Cut
[
gil-
yahrd
,
gey
-lahrd
]
Gail·lard Cut
/
gɪlˈyɑrd
,
ˈgeɪ
lɑrd
/
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[
gil-
yahrd
,
gey
-lahrd
]
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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:
named after Col. D. DuB.
Gaillard
(1859–1913), U.S. Army engineer
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Gaillard Cut
(ɡɪlˈjɑːd, ˈɡeɪlɑːd)
—
n
Former name:
Culebra Cut
the SE section of the Panama Canal, cut through Culebra Mountain. Length: about 13 km (8 miles)
[C19: named after David Du Bose
Gaillard
(1859--1913), US army engineer in charge of the work]
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