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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 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

He was last seen at Northwood Road in north Belfast close to waste ground where a culvert entrance to an underground water system is located.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

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

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith

He navigated through culverts and climbed a steep hill of about 300 feet before hitting a hiking trail.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026

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

An illustration can help the community recognize potential threats, whether from the air or from culverts beneath their buildings, and see where testing and guidance are needed.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 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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