culvert
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Questions have been raised since the boy's death about safety measures at the culvert inlet with a particular focus on whether a hatch alongside steel bars was locked.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
The bridge spans a culvert, maintained by the city.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 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
The cart track crossed by a brick culvert and climbed the opposite slope to a five-barred gate in the thorn hedge.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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