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Culvert

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-007068

1. A pipe or small bridge for drainage under a road or structure.

2. A conduit for the free passage of surface drainage water under a highway, railroad, canal, or other embankment.

3. A metal, wooden, plastic, or concrete conduit through which surface water can flow under or across roads.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-007068
FieldEnvironment
SubjectEcosystems
ReferencesDOI Bureau of Reclamation Managing Water in the West Glossary; Nonpoint Pollution Source from Forestry Glossary; Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-007068",
  "term": "Culvert",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A pipe or small bridge for drainage under a road or structure.\n\n2. A conduit for the free passage of surface drainage water under a highway, railroad, canal, or other embankment.\n\n3. A metal, wooden, plastic, or concrete conduit through which surface water can flow under or across roads.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "DOI Bureau of Reclamation Managing Water in the West Glossary",
    "Nonpoint Pollution Source from Forestry Glossary; Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/culvert/"
}

Record 7,068 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.