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/ˈkʌlvə(ɹ)t/ · noun
A channel crossing under a road or railway for the draining of water..
A raft of twigs stayed upon a stone, suddenly detached itself, and floated towards the culvert.
After she left, I ran away for a day, and hid myself, solitary, in a culvert under the railway lines.
It was on the leisurely upswing when, 16 years after we bought our house, a woman driving a fancy S.U.V. jumped the culvert, plowed through the hedge, jumped the culvert again and sped off.
This led to a great deal of straightening and culverting, which in turn led to a massive loss of biodiversity.
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Culvert means A channel crossing under a road or railway for the draining of water..
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A raft of twigs stayed upon a stone, suddenly detached itself, and floated towards the culvert.
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