1
: a transverse drain
2
: a conduit for a culvert
3
: a bridge over a culvert
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Then April’s record rainfall created more runoff than waterways, dams and culverts could handle.
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Tammy Webber, Fortune, 23 June 2026
Then April's record rainfall created more runoff than waterways, dams and culverts could handle.
—CBS News, 22 June 2026
The upgrades include new remote monitoring tools, a retaining wall, a storm sewer, and box culverts.
—Greg Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
Most roads cross streams and rivers, which requires building a way for those waters to keep flowing under the road (structures called culverts).
—Mariah Meek, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
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Tammy Webber, Fortune, 23 June 2026
Then April's record rainfall created more runoff than waterways, dams and culverts could handle.
—CBS News, 22 June 2026
The upgrades include new remote monitoring tools, a retaining wall, a storm sewer, and box culverts.
—Greg Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
Most roads cross streams and rivers, which requires building a way for those waters to keep flowing under the road (structures called culverts).
—Mariah Meek, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
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“Culvert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/culvert. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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culvert
noun
cul·vert
ˈkəl-vərt 
: a drain or waterway crossing under a road or railroad
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