as in canals
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 aqueducts
The update will set rules for the Sacramento River and the rest of the Delta, where pumps operated by state and federal agencies send water flowing in aqueducts to farmlands and cities.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Ancient Origins reported that the researchers analyzed the carbonate incrustations, or the buildup in the city’s pipes, as well as deposits in the aqueducts and water towers built later on.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 18 Jan. 2026
Workers excavated parts of the route with explosives and built locks and aqueducts along 363 miles of canal.
—JSTOR Daily, 26 Oct. 2025
Completed eight years later, the canal stretched some 363 miles (584 kilometers), with 18 aqueducts and 83 locks to compensate for elevation changes en route.
—Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
For millennia, qanats—ingenious underground aqueducts—balanced survival with scarcity across the central plateau of Iran.
—Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Pipes are painted like tree trunks, flumes are supported by faux crumbling aqueducts, waterfalls gush through holes in the hulls of boats and sails hang overhead to protect from the searing sun.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Ancient Origins reported that the researchers analyzed the carbonate incrustations, or the buildup in the city’s pipes, as well as deposits in the aqueducts and water towers built later on.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 18 Jan. 2026
Workers excavated parts of the route with explosives and built locks and aqueducts along 363 miles of canal.
—JSTOR Daily, 26 Oct. 2025
Completed eight years later, the canal stretched some 363 miles (584 kilometers), with 18 aqueducts and 83 locks to compensate for elevation changes en route.
—Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
For millennia, qanats—ingenious underground aqueducts—balanced survival with scarcity across the central plateau of Iran.
—Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Pipes are painted like tree trunks, flumes are supported by faux crumbling aqueducts, waterfalls gush through holes in the hulls of boats and sails hang overhead to protect from the searing sun.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aqueducts
canals
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Delhi was designed around its banks in the 17th century, when the river fed the canals that cooled royal palaces.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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After the canals were finished, many settled in Mexicali and started restaurants and other small businesses in La Chinesca (Chinatown).—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Aqueducts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aqueducts. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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