Synonyms of acequia

acequia

noun

Southwest

as in culvert

Related Words

• culvert
• ravine
• gully
• ditch
• drain
• trench
• dike
• gutter
• furrow
• trough
• fosse
• drill
• moat
• draw
• sheugh
• sunk fence
• ha-ha
• stank
• kennel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of acequia

Thursday At 1pm, head to Mission San Juan for a free immersive agricultural tour and an acequia demonstration. — Megan Stringer, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024

But the biggest challenge to saving acequias may be preserving the age-old knowledge behind their existence. — Constant Méheut, New York Times, 19 July 2023

With them, the melt is diverted to multiple acequias winding through the hills. — Constant Méheut, New York Times, 19 July 2023

Hundreds of small fish swim in the acequia, the irrigation canal. — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 28 Dec. 2022

Human artifacts dating more than 10,000 years have been found at Brackenridge, and an acequia was built there in the 1720s to irrigate crops at the Mission San Antonio de Valero. — Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Nov. 2021

In a good year, his acequia can water homes from spring through mid-October. — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Sep. 2021

Even then, the acequia reflected the blending of cultural traditions. — New York Times, 13 July 2021