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culvert
cul·vert C0801900 (kŭl′vərt)n.1. A sewer or drain crossing under a road or embankment.2. a. The part of a road or embankment that passes over such a sewer or drain.b. The channel or conduit for such a sewer or drain.
[Origin unknown.]culvert (ˈkʌlvət) n1. (Civil Engineering) a drain or covered channel that crosses under a road, railway, etc2. (Electronics) a channel for an electric cable3. (Civil Engineering) a tunnel through which water is pumped into or out of a dry dock[C18: of unknown origin]cul•vert (ˈkʌl vərt)
n. a drain or channel crossing under a road, sidewalk, etc.; sewer; conduit. [1765–75; orig. uncertain] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  culvert - a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railwaydrainpipe, waste pipe, drain - a pipe through which liquid is carried away |
culvertnoun drain, channel, gutter, conduit, watercourse The bomb was hidden in a culvert under a road.Translationsculvert
culvert1. a drain or covered channel that crosses under a road, railway, etc. 2. a channel for an electric cable 3. a tunnel through which water is pumped into or out of a dry dock culvert[′kəl·vərt] (engineering) A covered channel or a large-diameter pipe that takes a watercourse below ground level. culvertA passage below ground level which permits the flow of water; often a large diameter metal or concrete pipe.culvert
culvertA waterway for rainwater or other runoff;may be a ditch or a pipe.If ditches along the side of a road channel runoff,then property owners must install culverts under driveways in order to prevent the formation of dams. One must usually obtain highway or road department permission to install a culvert because the location will generally be in a road right-of-way. culvert
Synonyms for culvertnoun drainSynonyms- drain
- channel
- gutter
- conduit
- watercourse
Words related to culvertnoun a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railwayRelated Words |