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Recent Examples of culvert
River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2025
Multiple projects are starting the week of July 7th, including culvert maintenance, resurfacing, and bridge repairs.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 6 July 2025
Here’s your guide from the NWS to staying safe during downpours:
Beware of swollen waterways:
Avoid parking or walking in close proximity to culverts or drainage ditches, as the swiftly moving water during heavy rain can potentially carry you away.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
Rescuers returned to the pond at 9 a.m. Sunday and cut an opening in the culvert pipe from the ground above to pull Justus’ body out at about 11 a.m.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2025
Multiple projects are starting the week of July 7th, including culvert maintenance, resurfacing, and bridge repairs.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 6 July 2025
Here’s your guide from the NWS to staying safe during downpours:
Beware of swollen waterways:
Avoid parking or walking in close proximity to culverts or drainage ditches, as the swiftly moving water during heavy rain can potentially carry you away.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
Rescuers returned to the pond at 9 a.m. Sunday and cut an opening in the culvert pipe from the ground above to pull Justus’ body out at about 11 a.m.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for culvert
Noun
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
26 July 2025
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Deputies arrived to find one of the vehicles had crashed into a ravine, causing a fire, Payman said.—
Susan Gill Vardon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 July 2025
Noun
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The experienced hiker had fallen nearly 100 feet into a gully just two miles into the nearly 140-mile trek.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
16 July 2025
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Similar Reads Climbers hoping to ascend Lindsey target the peak from the northwest, either via a gully leading up the north face, or by scrambling along the crest of the northwest ridge.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside Online,
9 June 2025
Noun
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There was a sewer ditch that ran along a set of barracks, and some portable toilets that were pulled back and forth between barracks for people to use and then emptied into the ditch.—
Sacha Pfeiffer,
NPR,
22 July 2025
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The pipes and tubes are meant to conserve water by replacing open ditches and reducing evaporation.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
20 July 2025
Noun
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Each meter of that cable—on rooftops, in trenches, across mounting rails—is a potential ignition point if not properly protected, installed and maintained.—
Joern Hackbarth,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Likely following orders from the Roman army, the troops would often leave the fort for distant regions and in their haste, ditch shoes, clothing and other belongings in the surrounding trenches, Frame explained.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Not a unique problem India's wealth drain is not unique to the country.—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
24 July 2025
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Look for drainage problems in your yard and fix them with a French drain.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
21 July 2025
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“Culvert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culvert. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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