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Culvert

Noun CEFR B1
ˈkʌlvə(ɹ)t

Definitions

A channel crossing under a road or railway for the draining of water.

Equivalents

Españolcloacatajea
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Examples

“A raft of twigs stayed upon a stone, suddenly detached itself, and floated towards the culvert.”
“After she left, I ran away for a day, and hid myself, solitary, in a culvert under the railway lines.”
“It was on the leisurely upswing when, 16 years after we bought our house, a woman driving a fancy S.U.V. jumped the culvert, plowed through the hedge, jumped the culvert again and sped off.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

culvertage culvertail Culverts Culverwell culverwort Culwell

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