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culvert

[kuhl-vert] / ˈkʌl vərt /
NOUN
ditch for flow of water
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The witness was also asked by the lawyer about safety issues that could have arisen for local families whose back gardens adjoin the waste ground where the culvert is located.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

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

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




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