Culvert

/ˈkʌlvə(ɹ)t/

Synonyms for "culvert" (42 found)

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Closest matches (9)

aqueduct arroyo bed canalcreek beddonga drain

Noun(2 words)

conduit typeculvert type

Strong matches (12)

Noun(3 words)

drainage conduitecological culvertfish friendly culvert

dry bedflume gulch gully gullyhole headraceirrigation ditchnullah race

Related words (21)

river bedriverway runnel sluice spillbox spillwaystream bedstreamway swashswash channeltailrace wadiwater carrierwater channelwater furrowwater gapwater gatewatercourse waterway waterworks

Noun(1 words)

water conduit

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More general

9 entries

civil engineering elementdraindrainage structuredrainpipeecological design featurehabitat connectivity elementinfrastructure componentwaste pipewater management structure

More specific

9 entries

HDPE culvertarch culvertbox culvertconcrete box culvertculvert with bafflesfish passage culvertopen bottom culvertpipe culvertsteel pipe culvert

Collocations

6 entries

box culvertculvert capacityculvert inspectionculvert maintenanceinstall culvertpipe culvert

Inflections

1 entries

culverts

Derivations

3 entries

culverted culvertingto culvert

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

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The culvert empties out behind my house.

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We installed a new culvert to improve drainage.

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The culvert was clogged with debris.

Source: tatoeba (13142327)

Tom crawled through the culvert.

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