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culvert

[kuhl-vert] / ˈkʌl vərt /
NOUN
ditch for flow of water
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Hottle died Tuesday morning after the car she was a passenger in crashed into a culvert off the side of the road in Ijamsville, Md., the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 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

McKee said: "It was an absolute shock to us that Noah had lost his life in a culvert that the department maintained."

From BBC May 8, 2026

McKee explained that homeowners had not raised any safety concerns about the culvert.

From BBC May 8, 2026

Breaking into a run, she dashed around a bend, just as a yellow- white-and-brown dog with long ears and droopy eyes left his hideout in a culvert.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

McKee also explained that there are two types of screens used at culverts - a security screen or a debris screen.

From BBC May 8, 2026

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

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

Clouds of smoke rise from the mountains to the south and the east as Philippine demolition squads blast bridges and culverts, hoping to keep the Japanese at bay.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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