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the Erie Canal was superseded by a much larger waterway, the New York State Barge Canal
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Recent Examples of waterway
World leaders, meanwhile, have struggled to end Iran’s stranglehold on the waterway, which has had far-reaching consequences for the global economy and has proved to be its greatest strategic advantage in the war.
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Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Iranian attacks on about two dozen commercial ships, and the threat of more, have halted nearly all traffic in the waterway that connects the Persian Gulf to the open ocean.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2026
The regime advanced legislation to bar unfriendly countries from the waterway and require all vessels to pay a toll.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
This move is part of a broader action by Iran to assert its control over the vital waterway, through which about a fifth of the world's oil and gas passes.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
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Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Iranian attacks on about two dozen commercial ships, and the threat of more, have halted nearly all traffic in the waterway that connects the Persian Gulf to the open ocean.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2026
The regime advanced legislation to bar unfriendly countries from the waterway and require all vessels to pay a toll.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
This move is part of a broader action by Iran to assert its control over the vital waterway, through which about a fifth of the world's oil and gas passes.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterway
Noun
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While the canal itself was commissioned in 1802 by Napoleon I to bring fresh water into the city, the vibe is distinctly contemporary with some of Paris's hottest restaurants, cafés and bars scattered alongside it.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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In flood-prone Gowanus, where wastewater has a tendency to surface on sidewalks and streets during storms, absorbent ground was installed more than a decade ago in the form of Sponge Park, a rain garden that the landscape architect Susannah Drake created along the canal.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Picnic in the shadow of ancient aqueducts.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2026
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Students learn how their water travels from the Sierra Nevada through reservoirs, pipes and aqueducts to finally end up in their homes.—
Molly McCrea,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Waterway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterway. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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