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the Erie Canal was superseded by a much larger waterway, the New York State Barge Canal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
The summit will focus on countering Iran’s proposal to charge transit tolls to allow ships through the waterway.
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Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Despite being an increase since Wednesday, when just five ships had transited through the strait in the first 24 hours following the deal, traffic is still significantly below the prewar average of more than 100 vessels passing through the waterway daily.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
That would upend decades of precedent treating it as an international waterway that was free to transit.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Over time, these nutrients move through storm systems and waterways into larger bodies of water such as lakes and ponds.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Despite being an increase since Wednesday, when just five ships had transited through the strait in the first 24 hours following the deal, traffic is still significantly below the prewar average of more than 100 vessels passing through the waterway daily.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
That would upend decades of precedent treating it as an international waterway that was free to transit.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Over time, these nutrients move through storm systems and waterways into larger bodies of water such as lakes and ponds.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterway
Noun
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While the canal itself was commissioned in 1802 by Napoleon I to bring fresh water into the city, the vibe is distinctly contemporary with some of Paris's hottest restaurants, cafés and bars scattered alongside it.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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In flood-prone Gowanus, where wastewater has a tendency to surface on sidewalks and streets during storms, absorbent ground was installed more than a decade ago in the form of Sponge Park, a rain garden that the landscape architect Susannah Drake created along the canal.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 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 12 Apr. 2026.
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