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Topic: TRAINS, RAILWAYS

cutting

1 noun
     
cut‧ting1 [countable]
1 a stem or leaf that is cut from a plant and put in soil or water to grow into a new plant
2 British EnglishTCN an article that has been cut from a newspaper or magazine [= clipping]
press/newspaper cuttings
Margot sent him some press cuttings about the wedding.
3 British EnglishTT a passage that has been dug through high ground for a railway, road etc [= cut American English]
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