culvert

noun

cul·vert ˈkəl-vərt

Synonyms of culvert next

: a transverse drain

: a conduit for a culvert

: a bridge over a culvert

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Godsey was at the wheel when Losey was ejected from a 2010 Kia sedan that struck a culvert at the intersection of Richwood and Chambers roads about 1:30 a.m., the sheriff's office said in a news release. —

Jeanne Houck, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2023 Powell was a passenger in a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck that left the road and struck a concrete culvert. —

Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 16 Mar. 2023 The sewers, instead of emptying into the culvert, will discharge into the East Branch of the Rocky River, which Haselson said runs through Pinestream. —

Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 18 Apr. 2022 The price tags range from $1.1 million to repair a culvert in Groton to $20 million toward a massive project to rebuild the I-91/I-691/Route 15 interchange in Meriden. —

Russell Blair, courant.com, 28 May 2021 The bear had hunkered down in a culvert alongside the road near Wannaska, Minnesota, according to a Facebook post from the department. —

Zoe Sottile, CNN, 11 Feb. 2023 The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources rescued a bear stuck in a culvert alongside a road near Wannaska after the animal got stuck there during hibernation. —

Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2023 The body of Charity Lynn Perry was discovered shortly after 1:30 p.m. Monday in a culvert near East Historic Columbia River Highway and Northeast Tumalt Road, the sheriff’s office said in a statement Thursday. —

oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023 Two separate groups of German soldiers had set up anti-aircraft guns at culverts on the road next to the river. —

Hojun Choi, Dallas News, 10 May 2023 See More

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