sandhog
/ˈsændhɔɡ/
noun
- A worker who digs tunnels or underground passages, especially in compressed-air conditions.
- Many sandhogs in New York City helped construct the water tunnels that supply the city.
- The sandhogs worked in shifts to build the new subway tunnel beneath the river.
- Being a sandhog is dangerous work, requiring skill and courage in tight, dark spaces.
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