culvert

[ kuhl-vert ]
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noun
  1. a drain or channel crossing under a road, sidewalk, etc.; sewer; conduit.

Origin of culvert

1
First recorded in 1765–75; origin uncertain

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British Dictionary definitions for culvert

culvert

/ (ˈkʌlvət) /


noun
  1. a drain or covered channel that crosses under a road, railway, etc

  2. a channel for an electric cable

  1. a tunnel through which water is pumped into or out of a dry dock

Origin of culvert

1
C18: of unknown origin

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