Synonyms of waterway

waterway

noun

ˈwȯ-tər-ˌwā 

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the Erie Canal was superseded by a much larger waterway, the New York State Barge Canal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• canal
• aqueduct
• watercourse
• river
• conduit
• flume
• raceway
• racecourse
• channel
• course
• spillway
• sluice
• floodway
• millrace
• sluiceway
• millstream
• torrent
• gutter
• stream
• tideway
• rivulet
• trough
• swash

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of waterway

Mokha is about 50 miles from the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a waterway that connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden and through which about 12% of the world’s goods are typically shipped. — Ahmed Al-Haj, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

While international attention has been focused on the fate of the Strait of Hormuz, in recent months the Houthis have also stepped up attacks on crucial shipping through the Red Sea, another waterway critical to the global economy. — Guy Davies, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

Located on either side of the strait, Iran and Oman have held talks over managing ship traffic through the critical waterway, which has been heavily disrupted by the Iran war. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

The Register has also covered water use restrictions around the Des Moines this summer, the result of high nitrate pollution in central Iowa's waterways. — Rachel E. Stassen-Berger, Des Moines Register, 10 Sep. 2026