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the Erie Canal was superseded by a much larger waterway, the New York State Barge Canal
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Ecologists have been trying to protect the delicate caves for years as development and pollution increasingly threaten the underwater waterways.
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Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
While the waterway remains open, some oil tankers were avoiding sailing through following the attacks and ships were piling up either side of the entrance, tracking data compiled by Bloomberg show.
—Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
Further east, traders were also closely monitoring the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, a focal point at times of regional unrest because a fifth of the world’s seaborne oil — and a chunk of gas — travels through the waterway every day.
—Salma El Wardany, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
The waterway is the sole export route for Qatar and the UAE, which together make up about one fifth of global supply.
—Dan Mangan,leslie Josephs,spencer Kimball,cj Haddad,justin Papp,jordan Novet, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
While the waterway remains open, some oil tankers were avoiding sailing through following the attacks and ships were piling up either side of the entrance, tracking data compiled by Bloomberg show.
—Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
Further east, traders were also closely monitoring the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, a focal point at times of regional unrest because a fifth of the world’s seaborne oil — and a chunk of gas — travels through the waterway every day.
—Salma El Wardany, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
The waterway is the sole export route for Qatar and the UAE, which together make up about one fifth of global supply.
—Dan Mangan,leslie Josephs,spencer Kimball,cj Haddad,justin Papp,jordan Novet, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2026
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“Waterway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waterway. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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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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