culvert
noun/ˈkʌlvət/
/ˈkʌlvərt/
- a tunnel that carries a river or a pipe for water under a road
- Culverts ran the entire length of the building.
- The culvert seemed to be disused and silted up with debris.
Word Originlate 18th cent.: of unknown origin.Definitions on the go
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