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Recent Examples of culvert
The remote area of the Daniel Boone National Forest encompasses thousands of acres and includes sinkholes, caves, culverts, creeks and rivers.
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
The closure is for water main construction and replacing the culvert that brings water from the Seventh Avenue Creek under Riverside Avenue with a larger one, the city said, to reduce flooding from the creek.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Replacement of culvert located just northwest of Route 37/Jersey Mill Road intersection.
—Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 1 Jan. 2025
There should be more written about the fish culverts.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
The closure is for water main construction and replacing the culvert that brings water from the Seventh Avenue Creek under Riverside Avenue with a larger one, the city said, to reduce flooding from the creek.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Replacement of culvert located just northwest of Route 37/Jersey Mill Road intersection.
—Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 1 Jan. 2025
There should be more written about the fish culverts.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for culvert
Noun
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Like Hernandez, Dittman got lost and stuck in the ravine.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
21 Feb. 2025
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Corbiere slipped and then tumbled over the edge and down into a ravine.—
Khloe Quill,
Fox News,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Phillip, 48, went outside and hiked into the gullies to cut away brush and chaparral until there was nothing flammable left within several hundred feet of the house.—
Eli Saslow,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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The avalanche ran into a gully below the drifted ridge, traveling 400 vertical feet.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In heavy rain, refrain from parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a grave danger.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
The Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2025
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The bus, with 27 passengers a driver, rolled off the road into a ditch, the Washington State Patrol said.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Some are straightforward trenches with the bottoms chopped off; some update the silhouette with asymmetrical closures; some add hoods or capes to up the visual intrigue.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
28 Feb. 2025
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Entire towns have been reduced to ruin or cut apart by trenches, in a grim callback to World War I. Now, the war in Ukraine has reached an apparent stasis.—
Mick Ryan,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The drain could be a traditional round one or a long, thin linear model resembling a stylish street grate.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Mar. 2025
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However, if the issues continue to occur, even after cleaning the drain, then there might be a more pressing problem that requires professional repair.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Culvert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culvert. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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