culvert

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/ˈkʌlvə(ɹ)t/

noun 1verb 1

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ADJ.

behind, new, solitary, under

VERB + CULVERT

crawled, floated, hedge, installed, jumped

CULVERT + NOUN

drainage, railway

PREP.

in, out, through, through, towards, with

ADV.

again

Definitions

noun

A channel crossing under a road or railway for the draining of water.

A raft of twigs stayed upon a stone, suddenly detached itself, and floated towards the culvert.

After she left, I ran away for a day, and hid myself, solitary, in a culvert under the railway lines.

verb

To channel (a stream of water) through a culvert.

This led to a great deal of straightening and culverting, which in turn led to a massive loss of biodiversity.

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A raft of twigs stayed upon a stone, suddenly detached itself, and floated towards the culvert.

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After she left, I ran away for a day, and hid myself, solitary, in a culvert under the railway lines.

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It was on the leisurely upswing when, 16 years after we bought our house, a woman driving a fancy S.U.V. jumped the culvert, plowed through the hedge, jumped the culvert again and sped off.

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This led to a great deal of straightening and culverting, which in turn led to a massive loss of biodiversity.

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The culvert empties out behind my house.

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We installed a new culvert to improve drainage.

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