Meaning & use
culvert
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A drain or pipe, usually running under a road or railway, that allows water to flow from one side to the other.
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The heavy rain overwhelmed the culvert and flooded the country lane.
Engineers inspected the culvert beneath the highway for signs of erosion.
A note on using this word
Culverts are a common feature of civil engineering, and the word is mostly used in construction, drainage, and infrastructure contexts rather than everyday speech.
Words with a similar meaning
drainconduit
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