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culvert

[kuhl-vert] / ˈkʌl vərt /
NOUN
ditch for flow of water
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Questions have been raised since the boy's death about safety measures at the culvert inlet with a particular focus on whether a hatch alongside steel bars was locked.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

He said the culvert in question had a debris screen which did not require a padlock.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Once thought extinct, they were rediscovered in a metal culvert in 1986.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

A hole might have formed in the culvert from rust, age, damage, or other causes, leading water to seep from the soil fill into the culvert, weakening the structure.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2025

Next to the culvert, a dusty maintenance yard ran all the way back into the shadows under the four-lane bridge.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers




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