waterway
noun
wa·ter·way
ˈwȯ-tər-ˌwā 
ˈwä-
1
: a way or channel for water
2
: a navigable body of water
Examples of waterway in a Sentence
the Erie Canal was superseded by a much larger waterway, the New York State Barge Canal
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Midway, his son, Alexander Stirling Calder, posed three reclining Art Deco figures in a fountain, representing the three main waterways of the city.
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Chloe Schama, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
Hydroelectric stations have long generated the bulk of Kentucky's renewable energy, and each year, dams in Kentucky waterways produce the same electricity as would the combustion of billions of pounds of coal.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Sep. 2025
In fact, only about 50% of nitrogen applied as fertilizer is taken up by crops; the rest runs off into waterways as nitrate pollution or is eaten by microbes, some of which turn it into nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas.
—Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The Dora Queen is an 80-foot paddlewheel boat offering sunset cruises on Lake Dora, a 4,500-acre lake in central Florida known for its seaplanes, bass fishing, and chain of connected waterways.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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Chloe Schama, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
Hydroelectric stations have long generated the bulk of Kentucky's renewable energy, and each year, dams in Kentucky waterways produce the same electricity as would the combustion of billions of pounds of coal.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Sep. 2025
In fact, only about 50% of nitrogen applied as fertilizer is taken up by crops; the rest runs off into waterways as nitrate pollution or is eaten by microbes, some of which turn it into nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas.
—Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The Dora Queen is an 80-foot paddlewheel boat offering sunset cruises on Lake Dora, a 4,500-acre lake in central Florida known for its seaplanes, bass fishing, and chain of connected waterways.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Waterway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waterway. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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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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