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Webster 1913 Edition


Culvert

Cul′vert

(k?l′v?rt)
,
Noun.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Culvert

CULVERT

,
Noun.
A passage under a road or canal, covered with a bridge; an arched drain for the passage of water.