Aqueduct
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈæk.wɪˌdʌkt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Aqueduct is a noun meaning An artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another.
Meaning
An artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another.
More Meanings
- A structure carrying water over a river or depression, especially an ancient structure.
- (anatomy) A structure conveying fluid, such as the cerebral aqueduct or vestibular aqueduct.
Example Sentences
All the years he’d been down there in the traffic he’d taken this aqueduct for just another bridge, nothing to tell you that canal boats and waterfowl were being carried along above your head.
Word Forms
- aqueducts
- aquaeduct
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include waterworks, watercourse, plumbing, pipeline, waterway, water.
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