waterway

noun

ˈwȯ-tər-ˌwā How to pronounce waterway (audio)
Definition of waterwaynext
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an open man-made passageway for water the Erie Canal was superseded by a much larger waterway, the New York State Barge Canal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 In the last decade, mussels have been released along both branches of the DuPage River, various tributaries and waterways. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 Although the Sheinbaum administration is posturing the corridor as an alternative to the Panama Canal, the project is not designed to function as a replacement to the waterway. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026 Only three vessels made it through the waterway on Sunday, according to shipping data platform Kpler. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 Iran’s semiofficial Mehr News Agency said the two countries reached an agreement last weekend on a plan for traffic in the waterway. — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for waterway
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  1. canal
  2. aqueduct
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  • Authorities have also begun to reduce the daily number of ships that can transit the canal.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Amid concerns of a further reduction in precipitation and runoff, the canal operator has already imposed multiple draft restrictions for larger Neopanamax vessels to limit the amount of freight carried through the channel.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of canal
Noun
  • Roman aqueducts Aqueducts transported water from distant sources into cities using gravity rather than mechanical pumps.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The man responsible for one of the greatest engineering marvels of his time, the 233-mile aqueduct that gave a semiarid region a world-class city, now admitted responsibility for one of the greatest engineering disasters in American history.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of aqueduct

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