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culvert

noun

cul·​vert ˈkəl-vərt How to pronounce culvert (audio)
1
: a transverse drain
2
: a conduit for a culvert
3
: a bridge over a culvert

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Others grabbed video cameras to document the culvert’s structure. Joshua Gunter, cleveland, 22 July 2022 With the culvert flow blocked, runoff backed up and eventually flowed across the surface of the road. Anchorage Daily News, 6 July 2022 Lilah, a 13-year-old golden retriever, emerged soaking wet but safe from a culvert pipe on Monday, June 27. Bellamy Richardson, PEOPLE.com, 5 July 2022 The culvert installation addressed roadway flooding in the community that frequently followed heavy rains. chicagotribune.com, 27 Dec. 2021 The culvert was cool but humid, and the group made quick work of documenting the concrete, tile and stone’s structural integrity. Joshua Gunter, cleveland, 22 July 2022 He was found hours later, lying in a concrete culvert by the facility parking lot. Adiel Kaplan, NBC News, 31 July 2022 Whitney Bailey, of Parrish, was driving a 2015 Honda Accord when troopers say the car left the road and struck a culvert headwall. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 11 July 2022 Alderman Kurt May said runoff created by drainage problems could endanger lives; the force of water could knock a kid into a culvert. David Dekunder, San Antonio Express-News, 10 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

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First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of culvert was in 1773

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