culvert

Example Sentences

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Miss Crooks' house is one of handful of homes which has access to the waste land next to a culvert which is a structure used to drain storm water.

From BBC

After a large-scale search, his body was found about 600m from the entrance to a culvert inlet behind Northwood Road in north Belfast.

From BBC

Human waste spilled out of the overflowing communal latrines near Nyariaka’s house and into the fetid water filling the culverts.

From Salon

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

From BBC

Local authorities were hampered by limited budgets and - because many culverts cross public and private land - there were unclear responsibilities for maintenance.

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