Meaning of CULVERT
| Pronunciation: | | 'kulvurt
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| | Definition: | | [n] a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway |
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| | See Also: | | drain, drainpipe, waste pipe | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | - Buried pipe structure that allows streamflow or road drainage to pass under a road.
- A large-diameter pipe used to transport water under a roadway or through a levee, or a buried cement channel used to transport water a long distance through an urban area.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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