Gaillard Cut

[ gil-yahrd, gey-lahrd ]

noun

1. former name of Culebra Cut.

Gaillard Cut

/ ɡɪlˈjɑːd; ˈɡeɪlɑːd /

noun

1. the SE section of the Panama Canal, cut through Culebra Mountain. Length: about 13 km (8 miles) Former nameCulebra Cut

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gaillard Cut¹

Named after Colonel David Du Bose Gaillard (1859–1913), U.S. Army engineer

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gaillard Cut¹

C19: named after David Du Bose Gaillard (1859–1913), US army engineer in charge of the work

Example Sentences

The one greatest undertaking of the whole excavation was the Gaillard Cut.

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