waterway
noun
wa·ter·way
ˈwȯ-tər-ˌwā 
ˈwä-
1
: a way or channel for water
2
: a navigable body of water
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the Erie Canal was superseded by a much larger waterway, the New York State Barge Canal
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Increasing pressure Stopping Iranian and other countries’ oil exports through Hormuz — a waterway for about a fifth of the world’s oil supply — makes a kind of sense.
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Marc Champion, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
The Persian Gulf waterway typically transits roughly one-fifth of the world's oil and gas supplies.
—Justin Fishel, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
About 20,000 sailors and 2,000 ships carrying around 21 billions liters of oil are stuck in the key waterway between Iran and Oman — which has been under fire since US-Israeli bombing in late February and retaliatory Iranian strikes set off regional violence.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
More than 30 additional representatives from Europe, Asia and Latin America are expected to join virtually, reflecting the broad international stakes tied to the waterway, which handles about 20% of the world's oil shipments.
—Sara Cook, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Marc Champion, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
The Persian Gulf waterway typically transits roughly one-fifth of the world's oil and gas supplies.
—Justin Fishel, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
About 20,000 sailors and 2,000 ships carrying around 21 billions liters of oil are stuck in the key waterway between Iran and Oman — which has been under fire since US-Israeli bombing in late February and retaliatory Iranian strikes set off regional violence.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
More than 30 additional representatives from Europe, Asia and Latin America are expected to join virtually, reflecting the broad international stakes tied to the waterway, which handles about 20% of the world's oil shipments.
—Sara Cook, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for waterway
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waterway
noun
wa·ter·way
ˈwȯt-ər-ˌwā
ˈwät-
1
: a channel for water
2
: a body of water through which ships can travel
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