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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GAILLARD CUT

Named after David Du Bose Gaillard (1859–1913), US army engineer in charge of the work.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GAILLARD CUT

Gaillard Cut  [ɡɪlˈjɑːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GAILLARD CUT

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Gaillard Cut is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GAILLARD CUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gaillard Cut

Culebra Cut

The Culebra Cut, formerly called Gaillard Cut, is an artificial valley that cuts through the continental divide in Panama. The cut forms part of the Panama Canal, linking Gatun Lake, and thereby the Atlantic Ocean, to the Gulf of Panama and hence the Pacific Ocean. It is 12.6 km from the Pedro Miguel lock on the Pacific side to the Chagres River arm of Lake Gatun, with a water level 26 m above sea level. Construction of the cut was one of the great engineering feats of its time; the immense effort required to complete it was justified by the great significance of the canal to shipping, and in particular the strategic interests of the United States of America. Culebra is the name for the mountain ridge it cuts through and was also originally applied to the cut itself. From 1915 to 2000 the cut was named Gaillard Cut after US Major David du Bose Gaillard, who had led the excavation. After the canal handover to Panama in 2000, the name was changed back to Culebra.

Definition of Gaillard Cut in the English dictionary

The definition of Gaillard Cut in the dictionary is the SE section of the Panama Canal, cut through Culebra Mountain. Length: about 13 km Former name: Culebra Cut.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GAILLARD CUT


backyard
ˌbæˈkjɑːd
barnyard
ˈbɑːnˌjɑːd
boneyard
ˈbəʊnˌjɑːd
churchyard
ˈtʃɜːtʃˌjɑːd
courtyard
ˈkɔːtˌjɑːd
dockyard
ˈdɒkˌjɑːd
ebrillade
ˌeɪbriːˈjɑːd
farmyard
ˈfɑːmˌjɑːd
graveyard
ˈɡreɪvˌjɑːd
innyard
ˌɪnˈjɑːd
junkyard
ˈdʒʌŋkˌjɑːd
lumberyard
ˈlʌmbəˌjɑːd
Montagnard
ˌmɒntənˈjɑːd
noyade
nwɑːˈjɑːd
oeillade
ɜːˈjɑːd
Riyadh
rɪˈjɑːd
schoolyard
ˈskuːljɑːd
shipyard
ˈʃɪpˌjɑːd
tanyard
ˈtænˌjɑːd
yard
jɑːd

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Gaia
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Synonyms and antonyms of Gaillard Cut in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Gaillard Cut» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GAILLARD CUT

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The translations of Gaillard Cut from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Gaillard Cut» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

盖拉德切
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Gaillard Cut
570 millions of speakers

English

Gaillard Cut
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Gaillard कट
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

جيلارد قص
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Гайярд
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Gaillard Cut
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গিলার্ড কাট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Gaillard Cut
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gaillard Cut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gaillard Cut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゲーリャードカット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가일 라드 컷
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gaillard Cut
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Gaillard Cut
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கெயில்ட்ட் வெட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गाइलार्ड कट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gaillard Kesim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Corte Gaillard
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Gaillard Cut
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Гайярд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Gaillard Cut
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Gaillard Cut
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Gaillard Sny
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Gaillard Cut
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Gaillard Cut
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Gaillard Cut

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GAILLARD CUT»

Discover the use of Gaillard Cut in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Gaillard Cut and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Age Gaillard Cut and Pacific side. Canal Zone Gatun Lake area and Caribbean coast, Canal Zone Madden basin. Panama Quebrancha synchne. Panama EARLY PLIOCENE ? » LATE ("hag-res sandstone Toro limestone member □ lililiSil Ml ...
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
usos. Cenozolc No. 16887 16888 16910 16927 6011 5860 6505 Field No. 25 25a No. used in this report USOS Cenotoic No. 115b 6443. Description of locality CULEBRA FORMATION, GAILLARD CUT, canal zone — continued Near canal ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1957
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U.S. Geological Survey professional paper
Early in 1913, before water was admitted, I spent some weeks in examining the geology of the Culebra Cut, now officially known as the Gaillard Cut, with special reference to the origin of the landslides.1 These appear to me to be of two kinds ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1917
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Stochastic Flow Shop Scheduling Model for the Panama Canal
1 .3.5 Gatun Lake After a southbound vessel clears the Gatun Locks, it enters Gatun Lake and travels 23.5 miles to the north end of Gaillard Cut. The lake covers an area of 163 square miles and can be used as a buffer for storing vessels.
Zoila Yadira Guerra de Castillo, 2006
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MotorBoating
The lock gates swung open, and we glided out into Gaillard Cut, 85 feet above sea level, and on the level of Gatun Lake. The 85-foot level is maintained most of the way across the isthmus; to Gatun Locks, within 7 miles of the Atlantic end of ...
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Soil Mechanics
The actual construction cost was $380,000,000. The canal is 51.2 miles from deep water to deep water and required a total excavation of 413,900,000 cubic yards of which 168,300,000 cubic yards came from the Gaillard cut shown in Fig. 1.14 ...
T. William Lambe, 1969
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Our Island in the Sun
From here, we entered Gaillard Cut. The prop wash came, but was not severe. The Captain of the tanker realized that he had a small sailboat behind him, and engaged the prop at a slow turn so as not to damage us. We asked the pilot to thank ...
Garry Domnisse, Carol Domnisse, 2003
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Marine Simulation and Ship Manoeuvrability: Proceedings of ...
Panama Canal Gaillard Cut Study 2. Panama Canal Pacific Entrance Study (a) Background and Objective The Gaillard Cut is a 9-mile-long channel carved through mostly rock and shale (see Figure 5). During the Canal construction period, ...
M.S. Chislett, 1996
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Cruise Travel
It's 23M miles from your Gatun Locks exit to the north end of Gaillard Cut. As you enter the lake you see ships anchored awaiting clearance to use the Gatun Locks to exit the canal into the Caribbean. The "Big Ditch" is always busy, having ...
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Moon Panama
PEDRO MIGUEL LOCKS AND GAILLARD CUT The Pedro Miguel Locks, about a 10minute drive farther down Gaillard Highway from Miraflores, raise and lower ships in one 9.5meter step, linking Miraflores Lake and Gaillard Cut.These locks  ...
William Friar, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GAILLARD CUT»

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Panama pilots in talks with canal over safety issues
... locks and about the navigation rules, especially those relating to the canal's narrowest passage, the Culebra Cut, also called the Gaillard Cut. «JOC.com, Mar 15»
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Cruising the Panama Canal: a rite of passage
Once we had passed through the three locks at the Pacific end, we sailed through the Gaillard Cut, a narrow eight-mile channel known as the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
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Explore the Panama Canal by Boat
The next points of interest are the Gaillard Cut (also known as the Culebra Cut), the most difficult stretch of the canal to dig, blasting through ... «International Living, Dec 14»
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WATCH: New Challenges Facing Pilots, Ships on Panama Canal
The video also explains some of the meeting rules proposed by the Canal Authority in critical areas, like the Gaillard Cut, and which the pilots ... «The Maritime Executive, Nov 14»
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Pilots fight Panama Canal Authority over expansion
... procedures that the pilots question, Salas points to the ACP's plans for navigation in the Culebra Cut, also known as the Gaillard Cut. It is the ... «TradeWinds, Oct 14»
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Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg Presents "Building the Panama …
Images of the Culebra (Snake) Cut or Gaillard Cut, the project's most dangerous and labor intensive segment, comprise the bulk of Hallen's ... «WTSP 10 News, Jul 14»
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In Panama, the canal is only the beginning
The route passes both locks and follows the canal through lush rainforests, the historic Gaillard Cut and across slender causeways through ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 14»
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Pride of Panama: an intriguing trip to exotic destinations
Sail through the Gaillard Cut and across the Continental Divide, pass through three giant locks, cross Miraflores Lake and sail under the Bridge ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 14»
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Panama 100 Years Later
... known from 1915 through 1999 as the Gaillard Cut, after the engineer who directed its creation). When Panama took possession of the Canal ... «American Spectator, Mar 14»
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Historic cruise down the Panama Canal
The trip through to the Pacific Ocean takes about eight hours and includes the Gaillard Cut, a winding, 15-kilometre channel called the ditch ... «Toronto Sun, Feb 14»

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