Drawing a Pattern in a Hard, Flat Surface

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Transport, Group 118, Puzzle 5 (Bullet Train).

Question

Drawing a Pattern in a Hard, Flat Surface

Answer

ENGRAVING

Word Meaning:

ENGRAVING — (art) The practice of incising a design onto a hard surface, by cutting grooves into it.

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