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

The waste land leads down to a stream, and a culvert, a tunnel structure designed to transport 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

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

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith