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culverting

culverting is the present participle and gerund of culvert.

Meaning of culvert

Verb

culvert (third-person singular simple present culverts, present participle culverting, simple past and past participle culverted)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To channel (a stream of water) through a culvert.
    • This led to a great deal of straightening and culverting, which in turn led to a massive loss of biodiversity.2020, Ben Aaronovitch, False Value, Gollancz, pages 234–235

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Questions about culverting

What is culverting the present participle and gerund of?
Culverting is the present participle and gerund of culvert.

Words near culverting in the dictionary

  1. culvertage
  2. culvertail
  3. culvertailed
  4. culvertails
  5. culverted
  6. culverting
  7. culverts
  8. Culverwell
  9. Culverwells
  10. culverwort
  11. culverworts

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