Cut

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001508",
  "term": "Cut",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An excavation made in the earth or rock, forming an open trench or channel. This can refer to a surface excavation for a road or railway, or a specific section removed from a mine face. In mining, a cut is often the initial step in breaking rock for extraction.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "see_also": [
    "boot cut",
    "clearcut",
    "cutline",
    "cutover"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Schnitt",
    "es": "corte",
    "fr": "coupe"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/cut/"
}