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culvert

UK
/ˈkʌlvət/
US
/ˈkʌlvərt/

Translations

culvertnoun
culverts
pl
UK
/ˈkʌlvət/
US
/ˈkʌlvərt/
buseTerme technique le plus courant en aménagement routier et hydraulique.
The heavy rains caused the culvert to overflow, flooding the nearby road.
Les fortes pluies ont fait déborder la buse, inondant la route voisine.
Additional translations
ponceauSurtout en français du Canada et dans certains contextes d’infrastructure.
Synonyms
channel
watercourse
pipe
conduit
drain
culvertverb
culverted
Past Simple
culverted
Past Participle
culverting
Gerund
UK
/ˈkʌlvət/
US
/ˈkʌlvɚt/
buserTerme technique : canaliser un cours d’eau ou un fossé dans une buse.
The contractor will culvert the ditch as part of the new development.
L’entrepreneur va buser le fossé dans le cadre du nouveau projet.
Synonyms
pipe
channel
drain
enclose
encase
divert
tile
culvertadjective
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., culvert pipe).
buséEmploi technique pour un ouvrage muni d’une buse ou d’un ponceau.
Culvert pipes are manufactured from corrosion-resistant steel.
Les conduites busées sont fabriquées en acier résistant à la corrosion.

Definitions

culvertnoun
A tunnel carrying a stream or open drain under a road or railway.
The heavy rains caused the culvert to overflow, flooding the nearby road.
A covered drain or channel that carries water under a road, railway, or similar obstruction.
Debris clogged the culvert, causing water to back up onto the track.
culvertverb
To channel (a stream, drain, etc.) through a culvert; to provide with a culvert.
The contractor will culvert the ditch as part of the new development.
culvertadjective
Relating to or designed for a culvert.
Culvert pipes are manufactured from corrosion-resistant steel.
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