English Explanatory Dictionary

pipejacking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The use of hydraulic jacks to push pipes through the ground behind a TBM or shield, commonly used to create tunnels under existing structures such as roads or railways.

Word forms

pipejacking

Etymology

From pipe + jacking.

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