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cutting

noun [C] (PASSAGE)
 
 
/ˈkʌt.ɪŋ/ US  /ˈkʌt̬-/ (US cut)

Definition

a deep, narrow passage made through a hill for a road, railway, or canalDitches, dams and tunnels
(Definition of cutting noun (PASSAGE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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