Culvert

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

An enclosed channel or pipe carrying a stream or drainage beneath a road, railway, or embankment.

“The stream passed safely through a culvert beneath the main road.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈkʌlvə(r)t/

Syllables

cul·vert

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Synonyms

drain conduit channel tunnel sluice

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Wordle

Ends in ERT, contains ULV combo, no repeated letters

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Scrabble

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