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adj
Having been cleared of valuable timber.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
An area of cutover land.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The discontinuity that occurs when switching from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications
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noun
Any process of quickly replacing a machine or system so as to minimize downtime.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable
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History
From cut + over.
