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culvert

[kuhl-vert] / ˈkʌl vərt /
NOUN
ditch for flow of water
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Once thought extinct, they were rediscovered in a metal culvert in 1986.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

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

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

The flooding in Cwmbwrla comes after issues caused by a collapsed culvert first emerged in September.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

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

He climbed, circled the culvert once, then boarded an air current that carried him off toward the Hudson River.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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