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Here’s your guide from the NWS to staying safe during downpours:
Beware of swollen waterways:
In heavy rain, refrain from parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a grave danger.
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Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
In response to the devastating 2016 and 2018 floods, Ellicott City is spending $130 million to build tunnels, culverts and retention ponds to protect its historic downtown from future floods.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2025
On Tuesday, July 22, state contractors are set to replace a culvert on US-45 north of Rockland in Ontonagon County, MDOT says.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 20 July 2025
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Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
In response to the devastating 2016 and 2018 floods, Ellicott City is spending $130 million to build tunnels, culverts and retention ponds to protect its historic downtown from future floods.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2025
On Tuesday, July 22, state contractors are set to replace a culvert on US-45 north of Rockland in Ontonagon County, MDOT says.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 20 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for culvert
Noun
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If no alternative exists, set up camp in a valley, ravine, or other low-lying areas.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
27 Aug. 2025
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Here, visitors will find dramatic cliff views, wooded ravines, and miles of hiking trails that wind through oak and hickory forests.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Effective water bars can prevent runoff from concentrating on these lines and causing trenches and gullies to form.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The volunteer firefighters were on the scene last week when Kearns got caught up in the flow of a gully filled with waist-deep water, before being swept into a drain pipe that goes below the street.—
Chevall Pryce,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Some have been added based on what Gravelle experienced during challenging off-roading trips, such as the ditch lights, washout flooring and full skid plates underneath that followed a trip to Drummond Island.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
Freep.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The district remains a throwback to the old days, much like the ancient thistle districts and thistle commissioners who were once found across Lake County in an attempt to stomp out the noxious weeds from farmlands and roadside ditches.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Improvising an armed version to clear Russian trenches should not be an impossible technical challenge, given how easily troops in the field have attached sawn-off shotguns to drones.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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In another photo, the Pomellato woman sits in a bar wearing a patent leather trench, a beret, a stack of bracelets on one arm, glancing down at her companion — an English bulldog.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
28 Aug. 2025
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After hearing desperate meows echoing from the drain, a 7-Eleven employee in Portsmouth, Virginia, contacted PETA for help.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Minus Reeves, his dreams of a career as a movie auteur were spiraling down the drain once more.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Culvert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culvert. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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