| 词汇 | culvert |
| 释义 | culvert noun[ C ] uk /ˈkʌl.vət/ us /ˈkʌl.vɚt/ a pipe for waste water that crosses under roads, railways, etc.（道路、铁路等下面的）排水管，涵洞，阴沟 Longhua Liao/Moment/Getty Images /GettyImages Building: plumbing, pipes & sewage ballcock black water catch basin caulking cesspit hot-water tank hydrant influent isolator leakage mixer tap plumb plunger sewage sewage works sewer siphon spigot standpipe waterworks Fred thought he heard a shout as they passed under the culvert. Poor lads, they had been sitting on an old culvert with water up to their waists. Presently an officer rode his horse down to the stream at the head of the culvert. The road gang put in a culvert through which flowed the drainage from a hill on the opposite side of the road. They all agreed to meet down by the culvert. Examples of culvertculvert Excessive sediment loads can lead to high water-treatment costs and large expenditures on culvert, ditch and reservoir maintenance. In many cases, this involves diverting ephemeral streams from hillsides and road culverts onto agricultural land. Other culverts, such as the one found in 1992, were likely used along the length of the causeway. At least one subterranean culvert was built into the causeway to divert water under the walkway and thus prevent flooding on the north side. Another possibility is that a change in hydrology in this area rendered the causeway and associated culverts unnecessary, allowing the areas north of the causeway to be occupied. I have been told today that the extra cost of building creeps above the cost of culverting would be in the region of £210,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But these culverts and outfalls are not so easily discoverable as are those that fall into rivers dealt with by the catchment boards. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In some cases, this was exacerbated by blockages to culvert screens. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The main culvert is now badly silted and will not pass storm flood flows. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The town council has almost completed its scheme for culverting and filling in a first section of the canal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 First, culverts would rule out for ever the possibility of these 12 miles ever being restored as a navigable waterway. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is now culverted for much of its length, but this is a policy of respair. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was a flood, and a culvert burst, and a child was washed into the culvert. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The trouble is that there are an enormous number of culverts and it is extremely difficult to keep a watch on all of them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some natural channels and culverts could not cope with the resulting run-off. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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