culvert

noun
UK: /ˈkʌlvət/
US: /ˈkʌlvərt/

  1. A tunnel or pipe that allows water to flow under a road or railway.

    1. The road crosses a small stream through a culvert.
    2. Heavy rains caused debris to clog the culvert, leading to localized flooding on the highway above.

Synonyms

pipe channel underpass conduit drain
culvert transitive-verb

  1. To provide a culvert for a road or waterway.

    1. They will culvert the stream so they can build the road.
    2. The engineers decided to culvert the drainage ditch to improve the safety of the new housing development.

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "culvert" is /ˈkʌlvət/ in British English and /ˈkʌlvərt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "culvert": pipe, channel, underpass, conduit, drain.

Example usage of "culvert": "The road crosses a small stream through a culvert.". More examples on the page.