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Gaillard Cut

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Gail·lard Cut  (gl-yärd, glärd) Formerly Cu·le·bra Cut (k-lbr)
An excavation, about 13 km (8 mi) long and 14 m (45 ft) deep, through Culebra Mountain, a hill in the Canal Zone, Panama. The cut forms the southeast section of the Panama Canal.
Gaillard Cut [gɪlˈjɑːd ˈgeɪlɑːd]
n
(Placename) the SE section of the Panama Canal, cut through Culebra Mountain. Length: about 13 km (8 miles) Former name Culebra Cut
[named after David Du Bose Gaillard (1859-1913), US army engineer in charge of the work]


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1 -- 2 -- color) Passengers crowd along the forward rails as the Sun Princess eases its way through Gaillard Cut in the Panama Canal, top.
A PASSAGE THROUGH CANAL REMAINS A MARVEL, AS JOURNEY ON CRUISE SHIP ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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