culvert
Under-road tunnel
A culvert is a tunnel or pipe that channels water under a road, railroad, or embankment.
Culverts manage drainage and prevent flooding by allowing streams or runoff to pass beneath infrastructure rather than over it: The creek flows through a concrete culvert under the highway.
Steady continuous flow
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
- brookSmall flowing watercourse
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- channelPassage for transmission
watercourse · streambed · natural flow · riparian · aquatic · migration · wildlife crossing · riverine
Hollow conveyance channel
- conduitTube conveying fluid or cables
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- passageSegment of text
drain · channel · duct · trough · cylinder · barrel · corrugated · concrete
Surface flow from precipitation
- runoffExcess water drainage
- outfallDrainage discharge point
- catchmentArea collecting water runoff
- watershedDrainage area boundary
ditch · gutter · sewer · discharge · overflow · diversion · detention · retention
Road passing below another
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- roadVehicle travel surface
- highwayMajor road for travel
- embankmentRaised earth structure
grade · fill · pavement · right-of-way · subgrade · roadbed · shoulder · installation
Relating to pressurized liquids
- designPurposeful creative planning
- sizingDetermining or adjusting dimensions
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
- constructionProcess of building something
excavation · backfill · bedding · foundation · grading · specifications · structural · inspection
stream
Steady continuous flow
channel · watercourse · streambed · natural flow · riparian · aquatic · migration · wildlife crossing · riverine · ford
pipe
Hollow conveyance channel
passage · drain · channel · duct · trough · cylinder · barrel · corrugated · concrete · metal
stormwater
Surface flow from precipitation
watershed · ditch · gutter · sewer · discharge · overflow · diversion · detention · retention · erosion control
underpass
Road passing below another
embankment · grade · fill · pavement · right-of-way · subgrade · roadbed · shoulder · installation · buried
hydraulic
Relating to pressurized liquids
- designPurposeful creative planning
- sizingDetermining or adjusting dimensions
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
construction · excavation · backfill · bedding · foundation · grading · specifications · structural · inspection · maintenance
- underground passagestunnel, adit, drift, subway, mine shaft
- water managementwater supply, dam, water district, water authority, water allocation
- infrastructurehighways, road construction, railway expansion, power grid, roads
- excavationdig, excavation, excavating, excavator, digging
- narrow passagesstrait, canal, gorge, pass, narrows
- pipespipe, tube, conduit, duct, pipeline