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cutover.

Having been cleared of valuable timber.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Having been cleared of valuable timber.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From cut + over.

noun
  1. An area of cutover land.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The discontinuity that occurs when switching from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The process of quickly replacing a telephone switchboard, in which the connections are duplicated to the new machine and the original connections are then suddenly disconnected.

    countable · uncountable
  4. Any process of quickly replacing a machine or system so as to minimize downtime.

    broadly · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From cut + over.

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