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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Examples of waterway in a Sentence
the Erie Canal was superseded by a much larger waterway, the New York State Barge Canal
Recent Examples on the Web
Pollutants from farms and urban areas, like nitrogen, phosphorus, PFAS and road salt, are washing into Wisconsin’s waterways, harming aquatic life and seeping into drinking water, which can jeopardize human health.
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Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
So far, over 1,000 tons (907 metric tons) of steel have been removed from the waterway.
—Lea Skene, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2024
The filmmakers also traveled to Ghana, where unwanted clothing items from the United States and Europe pile up in heaps and clog waterways.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
The program focuses on the human impact on local watersheds and the actions people can take to protect waterways and the environment.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
Excess fertilizer runoff is not good for our soils and waterways.
—Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2024
The surviving ones are now living in the wrong waterway.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
People who were living on boats in the waterway were warned to leave or have their boats impounded as well.
—Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
The federal emergency response plan designates the Coast Guard as the lead agency for events related to potential or actual releases of oil or hazardous substances originating in navigable waterways such as the area of the Patapsco where the bridge collapsed.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
So far, over 1,000 tons (907 metric tons) of steel have been removed from the waterway.
—Lea Skene, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2024
The filmmakers also traveled to Ghana, where unwanted clothing items from the United States and Europe pile up in heaps and clog waterways.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
The program focuses on the human impact on local watersheds and the actions people can take to protect waterways and the environment.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
Excess fertilizer runoff is not good for our soils and waterways.
—Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2024
The surviving ones are now living in the wrong waterway.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
People who were living on boats in the waterway were warned to leave or have their boats impounded as well.
—Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
The federal emergency response plan designates the Coast Guard as the lead agency for events related to potential or actual releases of oil or hazardous substances originating in navigable waterways such as the area of the Patapsco where the bridge collapsed.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
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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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