culvert

noun

cul·​vert ˈkəl-vərt How to pronounce culvert (audio)
1
: a transverse drain
2
: a conduit for a culvert
3
: a bridge over a culvert

Examples of culvert in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Bakker said, adding that on May 23, 1962, one of their K9 dogs showed interest in two culverts on the banks of the South Saskatchewan River. Anna Turning, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2024 In 2008, Congress established the Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program, which spent nearly $500 million to retire 7,000 miles of road and replace more than a thousand fish-blocking culverts over the next decade. Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024 Rocks and a drainage culvert were added at the base of the slope, and the hillside was graded and covered with plastic tarps. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024 The most-expensive project announced Wednesday is $25 million for Alaska to replace a dozen culvert sites on the Parks Highway with three new bridges and other fish-friendly structures. Jeff McMurray, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Aug. 2023 County officials on Friday estimated that flooding on Jan. 22 cost the region more than $100 million in emergency response expenses and damage to public infrastructure such as schools, bridges and culverts. Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2024 Fernand Gardner was driving west on Faucet Road when his vehicle veered left across the road and crashed into the concrete culvert shortly before 3 a.m., according to a preliminary report from the Pine Bluff Police Department. Josh Snyder, arkansasonline.com, 26 Dec. 2023 And beginning Friday, stormwater teams were expected to begin to clear debris from storm culverts — work that carries a new layer of urgency since another storm is expected to roll into the region next week. Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024 Witnesses at an apartment complex watched a man drag a dead body wrapped in blankets down the stairs and dump it in a rain culvert, Tennessee police said. Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 25 Jan. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of culvert was in 1773

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“Culvert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/culvert. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

culvert

noun
cul·​vert ˈkəl-vərt How to pronounce culvert (audio)
: a drain or waterway crossing under a road or railroad

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