Culvert

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  • noun. A sewer or drain crossing under a road or embankment.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The part of a road or embankment that passes over such a sewer or drain.
  • noun. The channel or conduit for such a sewer or drain.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. An arched or flat-covered drain of brickwork or masonry carried under a road, railroad, canal, etc., for the passage of water.
  • False; villainous.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A transverse drain or waterway of masonry under a road, railroad, canal, etc.; a small bridge.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A transverse channel under a road or railway for the draining of water.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway
  • Word Usage
    "Worse, a metal snag in culvert had broken one of the straps."
    Hypernym
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    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    aqueduct  causeway  flume  girder  sewer  
    Synonym
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    aqueduct  arroyo  bed  canal  creek bed