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culvert

[kuhl-vert] / ˈkʌl vərt /
NOUN
ditch for flow of water
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Ducking into Maryam Lashkari, Hodjat Salimi and Oscar Tuazon’s interactive sculpture — an enormous cardboard tube lying on its side — feels like entering a culvert or a bomb shelter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Hottle and another passenger were in a 1995 Honda Accord driven by a 19-year-old man when it veered off a two-lane highway and struck a culvert, according to Frederick County Sheriff's Office.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

McKee explained that homeowners had not raised any safety concerns about the culvert.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

McKee said: "It was an absolute shock to us that Noah had lost his life in a culvert that the department maintained."

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

Enrique crawls into a three-foot-wide concrete culvert, one of several in a field north of the station.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

Often the barriers are small culverts or weirs that are redundant and could be removed, said Dr Janina Gray, head of science at environment charity WildFish.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

Sometimes at the bottom of those undulations are culverts, or Department of Homeland Security vehicles will pop up.

From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2026

Human waste spilled out of the overflowing communal latrines near Nyariaka’s house and into the fetid water filling the culverts.

From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025

Some aid may continue to be available through other federal agencies such as the Department of Transportation, which could help with rebuilding highways, putting up road barriers and cleaning culverts, Garamendi said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2024

They slosh through the culverts in their rubber boots and swing from trees and from the lower beams of the bridge.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood


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