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culvert

[kuhl-vert] / ˈkʌl vərt /
NOUN
ditch for flow of water
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McKee said: "It was an absolute shock to us that Noah had lost his life in a culvert that the department maintained."

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

It read: Go at once to the culvert opening on the south shore.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart




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