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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.
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Megan Stringer, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
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
Megan Stringer, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acequia
Noun
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Seagoville first responders and a tow truck driver saved a 39-year-old man from drowning in a drainage culvert during the winter storm Tuesday afternoon, police said in a statement Thursday.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Currently, sewage and industrial waste drops from culvert pipes onto rocks below, creating splashing that releases airborne pollutants including hydrogen sulfide.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The area has deep ravines and dense vegetation.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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The workers were traveling back to their office after delivering crude oil and other supplies in a farming village in Negros Oriental province when their truck overshot the road and fell into a 100-f00t-deep ravine, police said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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On the other side of a shallow gully shrouded by large trees was a clearing several football fields in size, like a meadow.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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The slide occurred on January 10 at Haiyaha Couloir, a steep gully in the park that is popular with backcountry skiers and snowboarders.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The ditch that’s up to 19 feet deep dwarfs the heavy machinery inside of it.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
26 Jan. 2026
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These joints were also designed to be lockable for bridging wide anti-tank ditches or canals.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Some engine builders even advise to drain the oil, then add some fresh oil with the drain plug out to flush out any remaining contaminants that did not drain completely.—
John Paul,
The Providence Journal,
7 Feb. 2026
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Brady wanted more money – for himself and for better offensive weapons after talent drain in New England.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Stepping out to go shopping in Los Angeles, Jenner updated her classic trench and jeans formula with a little twist.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
8 Feb. 2026
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Go for classic khaki and a silhouette that's tailored but not too tight, like this longline trench on sale now at Nordstrom.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Acequia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acequia. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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