The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends; knockthrough.
Origin
From break + through. Compare German Durchbruch and Dutch doorbraak ("breakthrough").
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