[OSM-talk] Culvert and average contributor

[Tim McNamara]

This is how I understand "culvert", from New Zealand. Although I've rarely
heard "sewer tunnel", it's just "sewer".

Tim.

On 27 August 2010 06:29, John F. Eldredge <john at jfeldredge.com> wrote:

> The term "culvert" is also standard usage in American English.  "Tunnel" is
> generally used to mean an underground passageway large enough for a person
> to walk through, if not larger.  Also, the default assumption is that a
> tunnel is not intended for drainage, unless there is a longer phrase such as
> "sewer tunnel".  A "culvert" refers to a tube or pipe under a roadway or
> other raised area, meant to carry surface-water runoff.  Some are large
> enough to walk through, but most aren't.  Usually they extend only for a
> short distance, such as the width of a roadway.  "Covered" does not indicate
> the size of a passageway, nor does it indicate the intended purpose of the
> passageway.
>
> -------Original Email-------
> Subject :Re: [OSM-talk] Culvert and average contributor
> From  :mailto:richard at systemed.net
> Date  :Thu Aug 26 13:10:13 America/Chicago 2010
>
>
>
> Pieren wrote:
> > Question 1 : is "culvert" commonly used by native english speakers ?
> > Is that a term mainly used by civil engineers ?
>
> It's in very frequent use among boaters on the British canals, largely
> because the ruddy things keep collapsing and taking the canal with them.
>
> cheers
> Richard
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