Gaillard Cut

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. Formerly Cu·le·bra Cut (ko͞o-lāˈbrə)Gaillard Cut 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.