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culvert

[kuhl-vert] / ˈkʌl vərt /
NOUN
ditch for flow of water
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The bridge spans a culvert, maintained by the city.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

The waste land leads down to a stream, and a culvert, a tunnel structure designed to transport water.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

The flooding in Cwmbwrla comes after issues caused by a collapsed culvert first emerged in September.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 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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