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deculvert

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
decul-vert
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove a culvert from (a waterway) so that it flows openly.

British usage; Transitive verb

Etymology

From de- + culvert.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

deculverts (present, singular) deculverting (participle, present) deculverted (participle, past) deculverted (past)

Questions

What does deculvert mean?
To remove a culvert from (a waterway) so that it flows openly.
Where does deculvert come from?
From de- + culvert.

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