shallow cut

collocation in English

meaningsofshallowandcut

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shallow
adjective
uk
/ˈʃæl.əʊ/us
/ˈʃæl.oʊ/
having only a short distance from the top to ...
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cut
noun
uk
/kʌt/us
/kʌt/
an injury made when the skin is cut with ...
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(Definition ofshallowandcutfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The station sits in ashallowcut, with the platform on the lower level and the street-level vestibule above.
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With thisshallowcut, the operator can cut straight in further cuttings along it.
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Then he can do ashallowcut(about 1/4 deep) along the wood board.
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The tips were elliptical and there was a wide butshallowcut-out to assist the pilot's upward view.
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Behind the engine the fuselage had an oval cross-section, with the single open cockpit partially under the wing trailing edge which had ashallowcut-out to enhance his view.
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The central third of the wing was rectangular in plan apart from ashallowcut-out in the trailing edge; the outboard panels were straight tapered to straight wing tips.
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All the victims had shallow cuts, which weren't fatal wounds.
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To the north, an unfinished railroad bed opened three shallow cuts in the ridges.
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The surgeon makes a series of shallow cuts (transections) into the brain's cerebral cortex.
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Most other polypeptide antibiotics are too toxic for systemic administration, but can safely be administered topically to the skin as an antiseptic for shallow cuts and abrasions.
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