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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It had always been my custom to stand when in his presence; even at the council board, except upon those rare occasions when the sitting was a very long one, extending over hours; then I had a trifling little backless thing which was like a reversed culvert and was as comfortable as the toothache. His nose has been broken at some time or other, and is arched like a culvert now. As I drew nearer I perceived he was dressed in clothes as dusty and filthy as my own; he looked, indeed, as though he had been dragged through a culvert. |
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