culvert

Example Sentences

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The bridge spans a culvert, maintained by the city.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

Miss Crooks' house is one of handful of homes which has access to the waste land next to a culvert which is a structure used to drain storm water.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 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

Before the rain, workers found more than 20 locations along Topanga Canyon Boulevard that required debris flow barriers and culvert replacements, along with other safety measures like rockfall cable mesh.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2025

There was a big drainage culvert halfway between O-Hall and the highway to Bannock.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith