culvert
Americannoun
noun
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a drain or covered channel that crosses under a road, railway, etc
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a channel for an electric cable
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a tunnel through which water is pumped into or out of a dry dock
Etymology
Origin of culvert
First recorded in 1765–75; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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The bridge spans a culvert, maintained by the city.
From Los Angeles Times
Once thought extinct, they were rediscovered in a metal culvert in 1986.
From Los Angeles Times
Miss Crooks' house is one of handful of homes which has access to the waste land next to a culvert which is a structure used to drain storm water.
From BBC
After a large-scale search, his body was found about 600m from the entrance to a culvert inlet behind Northwood Road in north Belfast.
From BBC
Human waste spilled out of the overflowing communal latrines near Nyariaka’s house and into the fetid water filling the culverts.
From Salon
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