as in canal
an open man-made passageway for water
the Erie Canal was superseded by a much larger waterway, the New York State Barge Canal
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Recent Examples of waterway
Global oil prices skyrocketed in recent weeks after the war prompted closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway for global oil and natural gas delivery.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Tehran has been striking military bases, oil and gas sites, civilian airports, hotels and ports in a retaliatory campaign that has effectively shut the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway and left the global economy reeling.
—Jiachuan Wu, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
President Trump disparaged American allies throughout the weekend, and then again on Monday afternoon, for failing to provide military support to help secure the waterway.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2026
Opening the Strait Despite U.S. successes in the war, Iran has largely been able to shut down shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway off Iran’s coast that is vital to global oil shipping.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 17 Mar. 2026
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Tehran has been striking military bases, oil and gas sites, civilian airports, hotels and ports in a retaliatory campaign that has effectively shut the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway and left the global economy reeling.
—Jiachuan Wu, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
President Trump disparaged American allies throughout the weekend, and then again on Monday afternoon, for failing to provide military support to help secure the waterway.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2026
Opening the Strait Despite U.S. successes in the war, Iran has largely been able to shut down shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway off Iran’s coast that is vital to global oil shipping.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterway
Noun
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Per their contract with Northern Water, Erie would need to wait until at least April 1 to get water flowing down a canal.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Dotonbori district is so alive and vibrant at night, with all kinds of street vendors, people laughing in the street, and these fun, glowing party boats going by in the canals.—
Matt Bomer,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Picnic in the shadow of ancient aqueducts.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2026
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Students learn how their water travels from the Sierra Nevada through reservoirs, pipes and aqueducts to finally end up in their homes.—
Molly McCrea,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Waterway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterway. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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