culvert

noun

Definition of culvertnext
as in ravine

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Recent Examples of culvert In particular, Gastevich said the flooding problems have been created because of a blockage of the nearby Kemper Ditch and a culvert. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 Marlborough has planned a $508,780 project for the South Road culvert replacement. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026 The Accord apparently left the road and struck a culvert, with the driver suffering non-life-threatening injuries and another passenger uninjured. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 July 2026 The funding will also help pay for the replacement of a large drainage culvert near Sierra College Boulevard on English Colony Way at Clover Valley Creek, along with the construction of a new bridge and roadway improvements on Garden Bar Road at Doty Ravine. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for culvert
Recent Examples of Synonyms for culvert
  1. ravine
  2. gully
  3. ditch
  4. trench
  5. drain
  6. dike
  7. acequia
  8. gutter
Noun
  • On the way back, a vehicle in the convoy veered off the road and fell into a ravine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Six schoolboys were left dangling roughly 900 feet above a ravine after a cable snapped, setting off a high-stakes rescue that demanded nerves of steel.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of ravine
Noun
  • Jansen then trapped Travis Head lbw for 14 after a review and Simon Harmer took a superb catch at gully to send back Marnus Labuschagne (14) with Australia reduced to 45-4 in 14 overs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The vehicle then went into a gulley, across a set of railroad tracks, between two large trees and struck the rear of the building, according to fire officials.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of gully
Noun
  • About four hours later, her body was found in a ditch in a forest preserve southwest of Chicago.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The car then went off the road to the east, went into a ditch and struck a tree.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of ditch
Noun
  • Sharp suits and smoking jackets came alongside cocoon shapes, functional hunting jackets, double-breasted trenches and generous winter coats, with longer lengths and full collars suggesting the urban style of the 1980s and ’90s.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Once summer’s squarely behind her, the royal wears a steady rotation of coat dresses, trenches, blazers, and every other type of outerwear under the sun.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of trench
Noun
  • Rather than being a drain on resources, Smith, the mayor, sees interest from the AI industry as one way to get the water flowing.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The partner set to take over leadership of Weil, Gotshal & Manges has held talks to leave the firm for a rival, a move that would compound ongoing talent drain at one of Wall Street’s top dealmaking and restructuring shops.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of drain
Noun
  • In Colombia’s Ciénaga Grande, roads and dikes disrupted the flow of seawater and freshwater from the 1950s onward, contributing to one of the largest mangrove die-offs on record.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Chinese Nationalist forces breached the river’s dikes near Huayuankou to slow advancing Japanese troops.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of dike
Noun
  • Thursday At 1pm, head to Mission San Juan for a free immersive agricultural tour and an acequia demonstration.
    — Megan Stringer, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
  • But the biggest challenge to saving acequias may be preserving the age-old knowledge behind their existence.
    — Constant Méheut, New York Times, 19 July 2023
Definition of acequia
Noun
  • Officials urged displaced residents to check on their properties, clear gutters and remove debris before the rain arrives.
    — Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Rural roads lack curbs, gutters and sidewalks, and small farms with livestock are allowed and encouraged.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of gutter

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“Culvert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culvert. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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