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

The once-abundant fish disappeared after the concrete culvert, installed in 1952 to support the highway, blocked their ability to migrate between fresh- and saltwater.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

Then she heard Mr. Curtain send S.Q. away, and suspecting a trap, she beat a quick retreat down the culvert to the shore.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart