culvert

noun

Definition of culvertnext
as in ravine

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Recent Examples of culvert Stormwater regulations got stronger, sewer line, bridge and culvert improvements were made, green initiatives sprouted up and flood forecasting and emergency responses got an overhaul. — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 The funding will also help pay for the replacement of a large drainage culvert near Sierra College Boulevard on English Colony Way at Clover Valley Creek, along with the construction of a new bridge and roadway improvements on Garden Bar Road at Doty Ravine. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026 That includes upgrading the runways, fixing the culverts and building new jet hangars. — Elle Meyers, CBS News, 28 May 2026 In Belgium, culvert removals in the Anlier forest are reconnecting smaller tributaries that play an important role in local biodiversity. — Radina Gigova, CNN Money, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for culvert
Recent Examples of Synonyms for culvert
  1. ravine
  2. gully
  3. ditch
  4. trench
  5. drain
  6. dike
  7. acequia
  8. gutter
Noun
  • The bus, which was carrying passengers from Sétif to the Algerian capital, skidded in the locality of El Karma, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Algiers, before plunging into a deep ravine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
  • Both vehicles went into a nearby ravine and the tree line, a police report said.
    — Emily Harter, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Definition of ravine
Noun
  • Sarah’s partner Elijah, Karissa and I continued up into the mountains, scrambling over loose rocks to get closer to a gully carved into the side of a mountain towering behind the pools.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
  • The dark form of the bear was rounding the ridges and gullies, appearing and disappearing among the brush in the direction of the head of the canyon.
    — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026
Definition of gully
Noun
  • The city later determined that roughly 300 gallons of ferric chloride, diluted with reuse water, had flowed into a drainage ditch, the report said.
    — Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 28 July 2026
  • The last-ditch appeal to his humanity worked; Henderson allegedly stopped, got dressed and left, according to court records.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
Definition of ditch
Noun
  • But its owner, Hiro Yonekawa, packs way more into its two rooms, which are full of mostly vintage clothes like mint Burberry trenches (for around $300), graphic tees, men’s dress shirts and women’s tops, hats and handbags.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • Samsung credits a dual-layer structure called Flex Titanium for flattening the display and turning what was once a glaring trench into a subtle seam.
    — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026
Definition of trench
Noun
  • What feels like a quick rinse actually sends gallons of water down the drain.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2026
  • Her excuse is the drain on power and water where they’re built.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
Definition of drain
Noun
  • The company says the W-01 responds to risks from tsunamis, hurricanes, floods, marine submersion and dike or dam failures.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026
  • As the the dikes reached the seafloor, lava erupted onto the ocean floor, while continuing to drain the magma reservoir, causing the seafloor to collapse further, the researchers told ScienceAlert.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026
Definition of dike
Noun
  • 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
Definition of acequia
Noun
  • Artificial snow is piled up in their gutters, smoke seems to billow from the chimneys on the roofs and the windows of the cottages are filled with moving models of colorful creatures from the films.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • According to the ordinance, the remaining work includes paving unpaved roads, installing curbs and gutters, sidewalks, ADA ramps, retaining walls, roadway markings and signs, and removing trees where needed.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 29 July 2026
Definition of gutter

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