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culvert

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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cul·vert /ˈkʌlvət $ -ərt/ noun [countable]  TECa pipe that takes a stream under a road, railway line etc 〔道路、铁路等下面的〕排水渠,阴沟,涵洞
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culvertShe laughed a little because there was no room for his elbows, it was like making love inside a culvert.We came to this road, there was a culvert there, we crawled through there and went up the hill.New culverts likely will have to be placed in a new location, Douglas said.He remembers when the same spot washed out in 1950, but then the old culverts remained in place.Later I discovered she was only pointing to an overflow culvert.A smaller culvert, 30 metres in length, crosses beneath Lasswade Road.He opened the throttle, blasting the motor cycle broadside into the culvert.He was about to take her arm and help her into the culvert but she neither needed nor wanted his help.
cul·vert nounChineseSyllable
a a stream under road, Corpus that pipe a takes


culvert
culvert /ˈkʌlvət $ -ərt/ noun [countable]
a pipe that takes a stream under a road, railway line etc


cul·vertBrE /ˈkʌlvət/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkʌlvərt/ 🔊 nouna tunnel that carries a river or a pipe for water under a road 涵(洞);(道路下面的)排水管