culvert
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈkʌlvərt/
- Specialized
:
alcantarilla
- The construction crew installed a new culvert to improve drainage under the road.
We would take it and we would go through culverts.
- We would take it and we would go through culverts.
Examples
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The two of them rush over the culvert and up to the car.
Fiction book (2002) -
Currently, runoff is collected and channeled to the ocean through huge concrete culverts to prevent flooding.
Academic text (2002) -
I stepped into the culvert and walked close to the wall.
Academic text (2002) -
The pump is sucking up water faster than the culvert is actually letting it through.
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Design or maintenance flaws can cause culverts to block fish migration.
Academic text (2017) -
A floodgate was installed at the culvert under Jethro Mills Road.
Academic text (2007) -
City residents drank water from wells and watched sewage pour down open culverts through their neighborhood.
Academic text (2010) -
In addition to barrier culverts, dams also impede salmon migration.
Academic text (2017) -
During heavy rains, water flowed through the culvert to prevent flooding on the highway.
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The city has plans to replace old culverts that can no longer handle large volumes of water.
Synonyms
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6.5
A pipe or channel that carries water, wires and other things
57
3.8
A deep narrow waterway that ships can use
9
2.5
A pipe that carries water away from a building, for example from the roof
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1.0
A tube that carries water into a house or building
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4.8
A channel, natural or man-made, where water flows like a river
A small pipe or channel that lets water flow under a road
A pipe below ground that carries away extra water from soil and buildings
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Etymology
The word culvert probably comes from old words meaning 'covered channel', so a helpful way to remember it is to think of cover. A culvert is a covered pipe or channel that lets water flow under a road, which is why the name fits.