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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

The family barrister said nobody had told the residents about potential risks and the department had not advised the residents that there was no padlock on the culvert hatch.

From BBC May 8, 2026

A lawyer for Fiona Donohoe, Noah's mother, explained to the inquest that the teenager died after "having got access through a hatch or bars" at the culvert.

From BBC May 8, 2026

He looked around him as he went, curious about everything, but he did not slow down much until he reached the culvert.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

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

From Slate Feb. 2, 2026

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

More than a month after the evacuation order was lifted, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency acknowledged that multiple buildings in East Palestine were being contaminated as contractors cleaned contaminated culverts under and alongside buildings.

From Salon Oct. 5, 2024

Removing blockages like culverts has restored the natural movements of many water bodies, creating new habitat for chum and other species.

From Seattle Times Jun. 6, 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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