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Meaning of Culvert | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈkʌlvə(ɹ)t

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية المجرى المائي سحارة

Български водосток

Bosanski buše propust

Català claveguera desguàs

Čeština propustek

Deutsch Düker

Esperanto drenilo

Español cloaca tajea

Suomi rumpu siltarumpu

Français buse drain ponceau

हिन्दी पुलिया

Hrvatski buše propust

Bahasa Indonesia deker gorong-gorong

日本語はいすいこう下水排水溝

Kurdî bûse

Nederlands duiker grondzijl verlaat zinker

Polski przepust

Português galeria de drenagem passagem hidráulica

Русский водопропускная труба

Српски buše propust

Svenska kulvert trumma vägtrumma

Tagalog alkantarilya

Türkçe menfez

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

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

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Meaning of Culvert | Babel Free

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