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culvert
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cul·vert  (klvrt)
n.
1. A sewer or drain crossing under a road or embankment.
2.
a. The part of a road or embankment that passes over such a sewer or drain.
b. The channel or conduit for such a sewer or drain.

[Origin unknown.]

culvert [ˈkʌlvət]
n
1. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a drain or covered channel that crosses under a road, railway, etc.
2. (Electronics) a channel for an electric cable
3. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a tunnel through which water is pumped into or out of a dry dock
[of unknown origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.culvert - a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railwayculvert - a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway
drainpipe, waste pipe, drain - a pipe through which liquid is carried away

culvert
noun drain, channel, gutter, conduit, watercourse The bomb was hidden in a culvert under a road.
Translations
culvert [ˈkʌlvət] Nalcantarilla f (debajo de una carretera)
culvert [ˈkʌlvərt] ncaniveau m
culvert
nunterirdischer Kanal, (Abwasser)kanal m; (for cables) → Kabeltunnel m


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The culverted Briardene burn runs through Eccles, but work will restore the waterway to its natural form.
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