as in canal
an open man-made passageway for water
marveled at the ancient Roman aqueducts that still carry water to distant villages
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Recent Examples of aqueduct
There was just enough water to float us through the dank tunnel under the ancient stone aqueduct that carries the canal over the mouth of the run, and out in the river there wasn’t much more.
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Arthur Grahame, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2025
Then Los Angeles built an aqueduct, diverting water from the Owens River to feed the city’s growth.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Firefighters held the fire’s progress at a local aqueduct.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
So there were 11 aqueducts that were built in ancient times.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2025
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Arthur Grahame, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2025
Then Los Angeles built an aqueduct, diverting water from the Owens River to feed the city’s growth.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Firefighters held the fire’s progress at a local aqueduct.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
So there were 11 aqueducts that were built in ancient times.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aqueduct
canal
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During delivery, the newborn’s head became stuck in the vaginal canal in a complicated medical event known as shoulder dystocia, according to Taylor and Ross’ lawsuit against St. Julian and Southern Regional Medical Center.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2025
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Then into motorboats for hair-raising dashes through tortuous canals and across rough water to dams far back in some vast marsh.—
Nash Buckingham,
Outdoor Life,
19 June 2025
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“Aqueduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aqueduct. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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