acequia

noun

Definition of acequianext
Southwest
as in culvert

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acequia
  1. culvert
  2. ravine
  3. gully
  4. ditch
  5. drain
  6. trench
Noun
  • Investigators noticed disturbed vegetation near a large culvert about 100 yards from the truck and sent in a sheriff's K-9.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Charles Rilli, representing the Sierra Club’s San Diego chapter, and Myriam Mendoza, representing the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, also voiced support for the Saturn Boulevard box culvert project.
    — Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of culvert
Noun
  • On the way back, a vehicle in the convoy veered off the road and fell into a ravine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Six schoolboys were left dangling roughly 900 feet above a ravine after a cable snapped, setting off a high-stakes rescue that demanded nerves of steel.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of ravine
Noun
  • The vehicle then went into a gulley, across a set of railroad tracks, between two large trees and struck the rear of the building, according to fire officials.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026
  • There were large puddles of waste around the camp and in the gullies between tents.
    — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of gully
Noun
  • About four hours later, her body was found in a ditch in a forest preserve southwest of Chicago.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The car then went off the road to the east, went into a ditch and struck a tree.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of ditch
Noun
  • That decade’s fully automatic machines could be left unattended to rinse, spin, and drain.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Outside bulk garbage receptacle lacks a drain plug installed.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of drain
Noun
  • Sharp suits and smoking jackets came alongside cocoon shapes, functional hunting jackets, double-breasted trenches and generous winter coats, with longer lengths and full collars suggesting the urban style of the 1980s and ’90s.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Once summer’s squarely behind her, the royal wears a steady rotation of coat dresses, trenches, blazers, and every other type of outerwear under the sun.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of trench

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