Culebra Cut
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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After it was finished in December 1913, the Corozal was the first ship to sail through the Culebra Cut, the last barrier to the canal opening the following year.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2021
The Corozal's job was leading the ships working on the Culebra Cut, which was a difficult section of the canal, prone to mudslides.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2021
Attempting a sea level canal, work proceeded for seven years, could not cope with the Culebra Cut and Chagres River.
From Time Magazine Archive
Before war is declared a huge Japanese freighter explodes in Culebra Cut, blocking the Panama Canal for months.
From Time Magazine Archive
One of the most serious causes of anxiety and difficulty along the canal line were the "slides" and "breaks" which kept occurring in the Culebra Cut.
From The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise by Mills, J. Saxon
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