Synonyms of waterway

waterway

noun

ˈwȯ-tər-ˌwā 

as in canal

an open man-made passageway for water

the Erie Canal was superseded by a much larger waterway, the New York State Barge Canal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• canal
• aqueduct
• watercourse
• river
• conduit
• flume
• raceway
• racecourse
• channel
• course
• spillway
• sluice
• floodway
• millrace
• sluiceway
• millstream
• torrent
• gutter
• stream
• tideway
• rivulet
• trough
• swash

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of waterway

Among the clues are reports from naturalist Henry David Thoreau, who described black lesions on catfish in Massachusetts waterways in the 1850s. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 July 2026

In June, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said no country has the right to charge for international waterways. — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

An Omani delegation was reportedly in Tehran on Friday and Saturday in efforts to negotiate a provisional arrangement to manage the transit of shipping through the waterway. — Mike Sheen,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 27 July 2026

After hostilities began, Iran declared the waterway closed and launched missiles and drones at vessels trying to sail through, grinding traffic to a halt. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 July 2026