culvert
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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
In that crash, the Cybertruck driver veered off the road for an unknown reason and hit a concrete culvert, resulting in the vehicle going up in flames.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024
Kate would have loved to sneak down to the culvert again, but this was not a clandestine operation.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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