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单词 culvert
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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
Noun1.culvert - a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railwayculvert - a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railwaydrainpipe, waste pipe, drain - a pipe through which liquid is carried away

culvert

noun drain, channel, gutter, conduit, watercourse The bomb was hidden in a culvert under a road.
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culvert


culvert

1. 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.

culvert

A passage below ground level which permits the flow of water; often a large diameter metal or concrete pipe.

culvert


culvert

A 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


  • noun

Synonyms for culvert

noun drain

Synonyms

  • drain
  • channel
  • gutter
  • conduit
  • watercourse

Words related to culvert

noun a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway

Related Words

  • drainpipe
  • waste pipe
  • drain
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