culvert

/ˈkʌlvət/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkʌlvərt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkəl-vərt/ (ame, mw)

culvert — noun

  • culvertsingular
  • culvertsplural

1. a covered channel or large pipe built beneath a road, railway, or path so that a

1.名詞C1
釋義

a covered channel or large pipe built beneath a road, railway, or path so that a stream or rainwater can flow through to the other side

例句

Heavy rain blocked the culvert under the village road, and water flooded into Vikram's garden.

the culvert under + [road/path] location phrase

Engineers laid a wide concrete culvert beneath the new highway for the river.

collocation: lay / install + a culvert

同義詞
  • drain

    everyday word for any pipe carrying waste or rainwater; broader and less technical

  • conduit

    formal; any channel for water, gas, or wires, not specifically under a road

  • underpass

    a passage under a road, but for people or vehicles, not water

文法句型

a culvert under [road/railway/path]

用法筆記

Subject of the surrounding sentence is usually water, rain, or a small stream; the culvert itself is normally described as being 'under' a road, railway, or path.

常見錯誤

❌They built a culvert over the road.
✅They built a culvert under the road.
💡a culvert always runs beneath the road or track, not above it.
❌The boat sailed through the culvert in the harbour.
✅The boat sailed through the channel in the harbour.
💡a culvert is for drainage water, not for boats.