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culvert

[kuhl-vert] / ˈkʌl vərt /
NOUN
ditch for flow of water
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Six days after Noah's disappearance, his body was found in an underground drainage system more than six hundred metres downstream from the culvert inlet which is located behind homes at Northwood Road.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

McKee explained that homeowners had not raised any safety concerns about the culvert.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 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

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




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