culvert
suomi-englanti sanakirjaculvert englannista suomeksi
siltarumpu, holvirumpu
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culvert englanniksi
a dialectal word,
a word related to the name of the now-forgotten inventor,(R:Etymonline)
a derivation from (der), although (m) is not used in this sense and the French translation of culvert is (m) or (m),
a derivation from an unrecorded (der) word, possibly (m), a combination of (m+), from (der), and (der).
A channel crossing under a road or railway for the draining of water.
1922, Woolf|Virginia Woolf, ''Jacob's Room|Jacob's Room'', Vintage Classics, paperback edition, page 91
- A raft of twigs stayed upon a stone, suddenly detached itself, and floated towards the culvert.
{{quote-book|en|year=1996|author=Janette Turner Hospital|title=(novel)|Oyster|publisher=Virago Press|edition=paperback|page=167
To channel (a stream of water) through a culvert.
(quote-book)