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culvert
1. a drain or covered channel that crosses under a road, railway, etc.
2. a channel for an electric cable
3. a tunnel through which water is pumped into or out of a dry dock
culvert [′kəl·vərt]
(engineering)
A covered channel or a large-diameter pipe that takes a watercourse below ground level.
culvert
A passage below ground level which permits the flow of water; often a large diameter metal or concrete pipe.
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However, drainage authorities do have statutory powers to require such works to be carried out, and this includes a power to require the culverting of a watercourse.
Environmental search can highlight unseen problems; in association ... by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
Work, due for completion this spring, has now started on a range of improvements, including: Partial culverting of Sneyd Brook, nearest to properties in Jenner Close and Bloxwich Lane.
Black Country News: Pupils' pathway to boost safety; WALSALL by Birmingham Mail (England)
The destruction of soil structure by over-grazing,heavy machinery and culverting upriver causes rapid run-off of rain water which floods areas downstream.
LETTER: Flood of worry by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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