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Term of the Road Dictionary

cut and fill

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Construction Earthworks
  • Definition : Earthworks during which materials are removed from one zone and transported to be used as fill in a nearby or other zone.

Bodenab- und auftrag cut and fill

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Bau Erdarbaiten
  • Definition : Erdarbeiten, während deren Material aus einem Bereich entnommen und abtransportiert wird, um es nahebei oder in einem anderen Bereich aufzuschütten.