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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.culvertculvert - 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 existing plan for a regional park the size of Griffith Park, three community parks, 10 local parks, a 15-acre lake and 50 miles of trails sounds very nice, however, all the parks in the world will not bring back the Santa Clara River once it is diverted, culverted and cemented in.
Others are reconfiguration of channels to improve geomorphic function, daylighting of culverted streams, acquisitions of floodplain land, and removal of flood prone structures.
 
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