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acequia

noun

Definition of acequia

Southwest

as in culvert

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Recent Examples of acequia Thursday At 1pm, head to Mission San Juan for a free immersive agricultural tour and an acequia demonstration. — Megan Stringer, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024 But the biggest challenge to saving acequias may be preserving the age-old knowledge behind their existence. — Constant Méheut, New York Times, 19 July 2023 With them, the melt is diverted to multiple acequias winding through the hills. — Constant Méheut, New York Times, 19 July 2023 Hundreds of small fish swim in the acequia, the irrigation canal. — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 28 Dec. 2022 Human artifacts dating more than 10,000 years have been found at Brackenridge, and an acequia was built there in the 1720s to irrigate crops at the Mission San Antonio de Valero. — Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Nov. 2021 In a good year, his acequia can water homes from spring through mid-October. — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Sep. 2021 Even then, the acequia reflected the blending of cultural traditions. — New York Times, 13 July 2021

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Noun

Charles Rilli, representing the Sierra Club’s San Diego chapter, and Myriam Mendoza, representing the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, also voiced support for the Saturn Boulevard box culvert project.

— Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Ducking into Maryam Lashkari, Hodjat Salimi and Oscar Tuazon’s interactive sculpture — an enormous cardboard tube lying on its side — feels like entering a culvert or a bomb shelter.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of culvert

Noun

The National Park and World Biosphere Reserve affords nearly 10 miles to hike amid towering ravine walls, flowing streams, and dense forests.

— Jennifer Tzeses, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
Many more were imperiled by muddy water racing through the narrow ravines, sparking frantic rescue missions for dozens.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of ravine

Noun

Treat standing water that cannot be eliminated, such as retention ponds or drainage ditches, with a mosquito larvicide.

— Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
The tribes also have worked together after rains to orchestrate rescue missions for chi that are trapped in puddles, offshoots and agricultural ditches.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of ditch

Noun

This track, though labeled as a street course, has no maintenance holes or drain covers like the kind that plagued the Las Vegas race debut in 2023.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Ground beef chubs and milk fish thaw on the drain board and in the basin of the food preparation sink.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of drain

Noun

Spanning from its practical origins to its present fashionable status, the Burberry trench represents the quintessential British influence on the fashion industry.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Stone tools, however, showed up in 10 layers of the same trench, suggesting the site was occupied from 190,000 to 70,000 years ago.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

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