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How do you say "Box Culvert" in Spanish?

How do you say "Box Culvert" in Spanish?

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A box culvert is a large water conveyance structure used to channelize a natural stream or canal underground.

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updated May 19, 2015
posted by jkanter
Can you attach a picture? - txustaboy, May 19, 2015
Welcome to SpanishDict. - rac1, May 19, 2015
http://www.sanduskycountyengineers.com/images/box_culvert.jpg - jkanter, May 19, 2015
I am going to use alcantarilla rectangular - jkanter, May 19, 2015
Thanks for the help. - jkanter, May 19, 2015

2 Answers

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The best I can come up with is "alcantarilla de cajón." Here is a Google image search for that term: alcantarilla de cajon

updated May 19, 2015
edited by jtaniel
posted by jtaniel
Sí, alcantarilla de típo cajon, creo. - annierats, May 19, 2015
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This is what I found:

According to this thread:

http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/box-culvert.1179334/

Box culvert = alcantarilla rectangular

This lists as rectangular caja de alcantarilla:

http://i00.i.aliimg.com/img/pb/386/044/416/416044386_673.jpg

updated May 19, 2015
posted by bosquederoble