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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

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

Once thought extinct, they were rediscovered in a metal culvert in 1986.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026

Orcs had crept like rats through the culvert through which the stream flowed out.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

Often the barriers are small culverts or weirs that are redundant and could be removed, said Dr Janina Gray, head of science at environment charity WildFish.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

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

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

Had they come over the common, among the shining wires, through the thunderstorm, the culverts on the great river, to die at the claws of General Woundwort?

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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