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viaduct
noun
via·duct
ˈvī-ə-ˌdəkt 
: a long elevated roadway usually consisting of a series of short spans supported on arches, piers, or columns
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Woitekaitis failed to negotiate the trail and hit a sign, which threw him off the snowmobile and into the concrete viaduct, the coroner's office said.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
The bridge is closed at South 16th Street and West Pierce Street, and at the bottom of the viaduct ramp.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Among these is the Ravenna Gorge Christmas Market in a true fairy-tale setting—a gorge under the 131-foot-high viaduct of the Höllental railway in the Black Forest Highlands.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 18 Oct. 2025
Designed by structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and architect Norman Foster, the viaduct combines elegant design with structural strength, making it as much a work of art as a transportation artery.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
The bridge is closed at South 16th Street and West Pierce Street, and at the bottom of the viaduct ramp.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Among these is the Ravenna Gorge Christmas Market in a true fairy-tale setting—a gorge under the 131-foot-high viaduct of the Höllental railway in the Black Forest Highlands.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 18 Oct. 2025
Designed by structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and architect Norman Foster, the viaduct combines elegant design with structural strength, making it as much a work of art as a transportation artery.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for viaduct
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“Viaduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/viaduct. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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viaduct
noun
via·duct
ˈvī-ə-ˌdəkt
: a bridge for carrying a road or railroad over something (as a gorge or a highway)
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