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the Erie Canal was superseded by a much larger waterway, the New York State Barge Canal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
China has rejected the accusation and accused the Philippines of damaging the coral reef ecosystem in the waterway instead.
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Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Immediately as the storm surged, local emergency response groups came together to rescue people from cars, waterways and streets, to restore utility resources and to establish shelters for over 50 people who were entirely displaced by the flooding, Libal said.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Then, as the orange sun dips lower, leaders drive small groups off to different ponds and waterways around the preserve.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
The waterway lies between Russia's Sakhalin Island to the north and Hokkaido, one of Japan's four main islands, to the south.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
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Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Immediately as the storm surged, local emergency response groups came together to rescue people from cars, waterways and streets, to restore utility resources and to establish shelters for over 50 people who were entirely displaced by the flooding, Libal said.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Then, as the orange sun dips lower, leaders drive small groups off to different ponds and waterways around the preserve.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
The waterway lies between Russia's Sakhalin Island to the north and Hokkaido, one of Japan's four main islands, to the south.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterway
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Luxurious accommodations include 182 guestrooms, suites and villas are tucked discreetly across 60 acres of mangroves and freshwater canals, balancing seclusion with a strong sense of rooted place.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Two tourists were fined and ordered to leave Venice after illegally swimming in the city's canals.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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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
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The largest share of water consumed throughout San Diego County is imported by aqueducts from outside the county.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Waterway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterway. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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