culvert meaning

Definition of culvert

1. a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway

   Type of: drain

culvert in a sentence

• We installed a new culvert to improve drainage.
• The culvert empties out behind my house.
• The culvert was clogged with debris.
• Tom crawled through the culvert.

How to pronounce culvert

culvert is pronounced /ˈkʌlvɚt/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.