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Culvert

Culvert Meaning & Definition
Culvert Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Culvert?

[n] a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway

Synonyms | Synonyms for Culvert:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Culvert: aqueduct | arroyo | bed | canal | creek bed | donga | dry bed | flume | gulch | gully | gullyhole | headrace | irrigation ditch | nullah | race | river bed | riverway | runnel | sluice | spillbox | spillway | stream bed | streamway | swash | swash channel | tailrace | wadi | water carrier | water channel | water furrow | water gap | water gate | watercourse | waterway | waterworks

See Also | drain | drainpipe | waste pipe

Culvert In Webster's Dictionary

\Cul"vert\ (k?l"v?rt), n. [Prob. from OF. coulouere, F. couloir, channel, gutter, gallery, fr. couler to flow. See {Cullis}.] A transverse drain or waterway of masonry under a road, railroad, canal, etc.; a small bridge.

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