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Meaning of "culvert" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CULVERT

Of unknown origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CULVERT

culvert  [ˈkʌlvət] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CULVERT

noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Culvert is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CULVERT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

culvert

Culvert

A culvert is a structure that allows water to flow under a road, railroad, trail, or similar obstruction. Typically embedded so as to be surrounded by soil, a culvert may be made from a pipe, reinforced concrete or other material. A structure that carries water above land is known as an aqueduct. Culverts may be used to form a bridge-like structure to carry traffic. Culverts come in many sizes and shapes including round, elliptical, flat-bottomed, pear-shaped, and box-like constructions. Culverts may be made of concrete, galvanized steel, aluminum, or plastic, typically high density polyethylene. Two or more materials may be combined to form composite structures. For example, open-bottom corrugated steel structures are often built on concrete footings. Plastic culvert liners are also inserted into failing concrete or steel structures in order to repair the structure without excavating and closing the road. To prevent the older structure from collapsing, the space between it and the plastic liner is usually filled with grout.

Definition of culvert in the English dictionary

The first definition of culvert in the dictionary is a drain or covered channel that crosses under a road, railway, etc. Other definition of culvert is a channel for an electric cable. Culvert is also a tunnel through which water is pumped into or out of a dry dock.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CULVERT


Calvert
ˈkælvət
covert
ˈkʌvət
discovert
dɪsˈkʌvət
divot
ˈdɪvət
grovet
ˈɡrɒvət
Kilvert
ˈkɪlvət
lovat
ˈlʌvət
millisievert
ˈmɪlɪˌsiːvət
pivot
ˈpɪvət
semiprivate
ˌsemɪˈpraɪvət
sievert
ˈsiːvət
undercovert
ˈʌndəˌkʌvət

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CULVERT

culture gap
culture jamming
culture lag
culture medium
culture shock
culture vulture
culture-fair test
culture-free test
cultured
cultured pearl
cultureless
culturist
cultus
culty
culver
Culver´s physic
Culver´s root
culverin
culverineer
culvertage

WORDS THAT END LIKE CULVERT

advert
ambivert
antevert
avert
controvert
convert
couvert
divert
evert
extravert
extrovert
introvert
invert
j´ouvert
overt
pervert
reconvert
revert
subvert
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Synonyms and antonyms of culvert in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CULVERT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «culvert» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of culvert

Translation of «culvert» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CULVERT

Find out the translation of culvert to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of culvert from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «culvert» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alcantarilla
570 millions of speakers

English

culvert
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुलिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بربخ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

водопропускных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bueiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাঁকো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

caniveau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembetung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Abwasserkanal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

暗渠
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

구에
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Culvert
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cống nước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पालट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

elektrik kablo borusu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

canale sotterraneo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przepust
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

водопропускних
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

canal de scurgere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οχετού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

duiker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kulvert
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kulvert
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of culvert

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CULVERT»

The term «culvert» is regularly used and occupies the 64.176 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CULVERT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about culvert

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CULVERT»

Discover the use of culvert in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to culvert and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Culvert
This is a story of triumph over adversity.
Clint Adams, 2005
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Recommended Specifications for Large-span Culverts
This deformation causes the development of shear stresses in the soil that cause the live-load effect to spread out through the soil and over a larger area and mobilize a greater length of culvert to resist the loads. In concrete culverts, which are ...
‎2002
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Road Engineering for Development, Second Edition
Headwalls direct the flow into the culvert, while endwalls provide a transi- outlets tion from the culvert to the outlet channel. Both protect the embankment from erosion by flood water. Headwalls and endwalls are sometimes both called ...
Richard Robinson, Bent Thagesen, 2004
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Development of an Asset Management Model for Culvert ...
The deteriorating highway culvert infrastructure has become a major challenge for the 21st century.
Deepak Varadarajan Bhattachar, 2007
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Canal & Culvert Tables: With Explanatory Text and Examples......
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Lowis D Jackson, 2011
6
Design Hydrology and Sedimentology for Small Catchments
The Portland Cement Association (1975) outlined use of these figures to obtain a direct solution of culvert size without the inlet/outlet comparison required in the nomograph procedure discussed previously. Determine Design Data 1. Design ...
Charles Thomas Haan, Billy J. Barfield, J. C. Hayes, 1994
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Evaluation of a small diameter baffled culvert for passing ...
Velocities in the culvert were changed by changing the pond level at the outlet dam; however, because of leaks along the artificial channel, the discharges at the V-notch weir and in the culvert did not correspond. An offset self-cleaning baffle ...
Mason D. Bryant, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (Portland, Or.), 1981
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Greater Cairo Wastewater Project
reception chamber and the downstream culvert starts from the outfall chamber. A 890 m long single box culvert, the Matareya branch, joins the culvert conveyor at IC no. 1. The main dimensions of the culverts are presented in Table 2. 85.
‎1993
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Environmental Hydrology, Second Edition
However, if we assume the grade of the culvert is similar to the bed slope of the natural channel, a preliminary conceptual sizing can be estimated. Ideally, the culvert geometry and channel geometry should be similar. However, for economic ...
Andy D. Ward, Stanley W. Trimble, 2003
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Recommended Design Specifications for Live Load Distribution ...
2.5.2.8 Symmetry and Boundary Conditions Planes of symmetry may be used to reduce the size of and simplify models. All culvert structures modeled were symmetric about a vertical plane of symmetry through the culvert axis. The culvert  ...
‎2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CULVERT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term culvert is used in the context of the following news items.
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Culvert replacement on M-100 starts Wednesday
POTTERVILLE – Portions of M-100 between Potterville and Grand Ledge will be reduced to one lane of traffic starting Wednesday. Temporary ... «Lansing State Journal, Jul 15»
2
Businesses blame blocked culvert for flooding in Independence …
Sugar Creek Attorney Bob Buckley says the culvert repairs are the responsibility of the property owner. The culvert sits on a car lot across from ... «KMBZ, Jul 15»
3
Culvert Replacement Planned for Route O in Warren County July 13
Weather permitting, Monday, July 13th, MoDOT crews will close Warren County Route O to replace a culvert. The road will be closed from 7:00 ... «The Boone Country Connection, Jul 15»
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Crews scheduled for culvert replacements on SR 753
The closure will go into effect at approximately 8 a.m. Monday and remain in effect until 4 p.m. Friday, July 24. Although a two-week closure has ... «The Highland County Press, Jul 15»
5
Gregg County commissioners approve new culvert rules
The first culvert installation policy for Gregg County won approval Monday and will get its three road commissioners "on the same page," one ... «Longview News-Journal, Jul 15»
6
MoDOT plans culvert replacements in Monroe County
Weather permitting, MoDOT crews will close routes in Monroe County for culvert replacements. The culvert replacement scheduled for Monday, ... «Hannibal Courier, Jul 15»
7
Detours Set Near Gentryville While Crews Replace Culvert
The culvert is about a mile north of its intersection with 162. Crews will also replace guardrails and right of way markers. The road will be closed ... «Tristatehomepage.com, Jul 15»
8
Medina celebrating culvert sign, canal basin signs coming
A panel along the Erie Canal towpath ensures cyclists and boaters don't miss out on seeing the Culvert Road pass under the canal. «The Daily News Online, Jul 15»
9
Culvert on Palampur-D'sala highway a virtual death trap
A small culvert on the narrow Palampur-Dharamsala highway near the SSB chowk has turned into a death trap as the state Public Works ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
10
Rain barely slows culvert replacement
Construction started the first part of June to replace a culvert and add to the shoulder of a one-tenth of a mile on the roadway near Bradrick. «Ironton Tribune, Jul 15»

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