cut-and-cover

cut-and-cover englanniksi

1. A method of building tunnels just below the surface by excavating a large trench, constructing the tunnel and then covering it with soil.

2. (quote-journal)

3. (quote-book)|page=unnumbered: A note on the title|text=On London Underground, there are the cut-and-cover lines running just below the surface, and the Tubes properly so-called, which are on average about 40 feet down.