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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

DfI witnesses informed the inquest previously that the department was satisfied with the safety measures around the culvert entrance.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

Six days after Noah's disappearance, his body was found in an underground drainage system more than six hundred metres downstream from the culvert inlet which is located behind homes at Northwood Road.

From BBC May 8, 2026

There was for a while a lull in the assault, since the attempt to break in through the culvert had been foiled.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

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

While councils had spent heavily to repair and upgrade infrastructure in the wake of recent storms, the report found there were still issues with culverts in many places.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2025

Excess erosion has also clogged countless culverts, blocked roadways and buried infrastructure, increasing flood and safety concerns.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 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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