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Recent Examples of culvert
Firefighters say Justus was sucked under a culvert pipe, WXIN reported.
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Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2025
Here’s your guide from the NWS to staying safe during downpours:
Beware of rapid water flow:
In heavy rain, refrain from parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a grave danger.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Consider the National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant Program, which allocated $1 billion over five years to fix decrepit culverts, the unglamorous pipes that funnel water beneath roadways.
—Ben Goldfarb, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
Equip yourself with these guidelines from the NWS to navigate wet roads and avoid hazards:
Beware of rapid water flow:
During heavy rain, avoid playing near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a serious risk.
—Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2025
Here’s your guide from the NWS to staying safe during downpours:
Beware of rapid water flow:
In heavy rain, refrain from parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a grave danger.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Consider the National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant Program, which allocated $1 billion over five years to fix decrepit culverts, the unglamorous pipes that funnel water beneath roadways.
—Ben Goldfarb, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
Equip yourself with these guidelines from the NWS to navigate wet roads and avoid hazards:
Beware of rapid water flow:
During heavy rain, avoid playing near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a serious risk.
—Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for culvert
Noun
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The cyclist was helped from the ravine and emergency services transported him on a stretcher to the hospital.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 May 2025
Noun
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Her seawall drops about 7 feet into a mucky gully where freshwater once flowed from a manmade reservoir known as Wixom Lake.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Detroit Free Press,
22 Sep. 2024
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The responders learned that a party of four climbers from Renton, which is a suburb of Seattle, were involved in a fall while descending a steep gully, the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office said.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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If reaching a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down in your car and shield your head, or leave your vehicle and find shelter in a ditch or ravine.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 May 2025
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At least one species known as a ditch lily flourishes under wet conditions.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Bieber has proven time and time again that a floor-dusting trench goes with everything—including jorts and fisherman sandals.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
20 May 2025
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Most of the active coronae were encircled by trenches, a hint that old crust dives into Venus’s mantle around these rocky rings, where it is driven downward as buoyant rock rises from below in the middle of each corona’s ring structure.—
Elise Cutts,
Scientific American,
13 May 2025
Noun
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The 11-second video swivels the viewer through a house, past a tiny man in a suit, and into a bathroom, where a man's menacing head launches out from the drain of the toilet and vamps for the implied camera.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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But Trenton and Trevor say the real drain on the family's finances was Linda's obsession with horses.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
20 May 2025
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“Culvert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culvert. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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