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Culvert

A transverse channel under a road or railway for the draining of water.

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noun
  1. 1

    A transverse channel under a road or railway for the draining of water.

verb
  1. 1

    To channel (a stream of water) through a culvert.

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sewernounA pipe or channel, or system of pipes or channels, used to remove human waste and to provide drainage.
gutternounA prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of water.
nozzlenounA short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe.
hosenoun(countable) A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.
masonrynounThe art or occupation of a mason.
tipnounThe extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
pipenounMeanings relating to a wind instrument.
hawknounA diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.
buzzardnounAny of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.
culvertailnoun(carpentry, nautical, archaic) A dovetail joint.
cullisnoun(architecture) A gutter in a roof.
calingulanoun(India, archaic) A sluice or escape in irrigation works.
channelnounSomething through which another thing passes; a means of conveying or transmitting.
cavinnoun(biochemistry) A type of protein that is involved in forming the caveola of many vertebrate cells.
coursenounA sequence of events.
cutoffnounThe point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.
cunettenoun(military) A trench dug in a moat to allow for drainage, or as an extra obstacle for attackers.
valleculanoun(anatomy, botany) A depression, channel, or groove.
crossingnounAn intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.
roof curbnoun(roofing) A raised frame used to mount mechanical units (such as air conditioning or exhaust fans), skylights, etc. on a roof.

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