Definition of Culverts. Meaning of Culverts. Synonyms of Culverts

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Definition of Culverts

Culvert
Culvert Cul"vert (k?l"v?rt), n. [Prob. from OF. coulouere, F. couloir, channel, gutter, gallery, fr. couler to flow. See Cullis.] A transverse drain or waterway of masonry under a road, railroad, canal, etc.; a small bridge.

Meaning of Culverts from wikipedia

- removing culverts to restore an open-air watercourse is known as daylighting. In the UK, the practice is also known as deculverting. Culverts can be constructed...
- decades,[when?] the ecological impact of culverts on natural streams and rivers has been recognised. While the culvert discharge capacity derives from hydrological...
- low-maintenance solutions that regulate the water level of beaver dams and keep culverts open. Traditional solutions have involved the trapping and removal of all...
- Ipswich culvert is one of only three known culverts that belonged to the first section of main line. The other culverts (Sandstone Railway Culvert, Wulkuraka)...
- was almost completely covered. It is now hidden from view in a series of culverts as it flows beneath the centre of the city. Although concealed, its presence...
- with five openings; seven cross culverts from the sidewall main culverts alternate with seven from the center wall culvert. The water is moved by gravity...
- Monterroso culvert, flowing directly under the Calle Parque central. Version 3 is the largest of all versions of arroyo de Juan Benítez culverts.[citation...
- representative example of several stone arch bridges and culverts built in Kansas in the early 1900s. The culvert retains its character-defining features of limestone...
- Thorpe Culvert railway station serves the village of Thorpe St Peter in Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 7 miles (11 km) from Skegness and 16.75...
- Wheat Cr**** Culvert was a heritage-listed culvert at Adelaide Street, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Christopher Porter and...