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culvert
noun
[ ˈkʌlvət ]
• a tunnel carrying a stream or open drain under a road or railway.
Similar:
channel
,
conduit
,
watercourse
,
trough
,
drain
,
gutter
,
culvert
verb
• channel (a stream or drain) through a culvert.
• "we have asked for the river to be culverted"
Origin:
late 18th century: of unknown origin.
