as in canal
an open man-made passageway for water
marveled at the ancient Roman aqueducts that still carry water to distant villages
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Recent Examples of aqueduct
The ancient Romans built a vast network of aqueducts and canals to harness this semiaquatic environment, now entombed beneath modern Rome.
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Krista Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2025
The biggest find on Tracks II is Inyo, a portrait of the California badlands, set in border towns, desert roads, and aqueducts, with the heavy influence of mariachi bands.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2025
The city later extended the aqueduct north to Mono Lake.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
The aqueduct, remarkably preserved, offers insights into Roman engineering and its historical significance.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
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Krista Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2025
The biggest find on Tracks II is Inyo, a portrait of the California badlands, set in border towns, desert roads, and aqueducts, with the heavy influence of mariachi bands.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2025
The city later extended the aqueduct north to Mono Lake.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
The aqueduct, remarkably preserved, offers insights into Roman engineering and its historical significance.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aqueduct
canal
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The striking statue is on view at the artists’ Art Zoo Museum in Amsterdam, which opened in June in a 17th century canal house that was previously the Bible Museum.—
Carved,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
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The plane trees that line the historic canal, once captured in the glow of childhood and sunlight, are now dying—devastated by an invasive fungal disease known as canker stain.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Aqueduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aqueduct. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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