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an open man-made passageway for water the Erie Canal was superseded by a much larger waterway, the New York State Barge Canal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 recent years, Valley Water began a program like a roadside trash service — residents would put out trash in bags, and the agency would collect it in an effort to limit pollution in the waterways. Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025 There’s more to Bald Head Island’s waterway story than the Atlantic. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025 Seen from space, western China's Tarim Basin shows the importance of waterways. Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025 However, relaxation and scenic beauty had nothing to do with the origins of this waterway. Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for waterway
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  • Founded in 1962, the museum highlights 200 years of canal history through interactive exhibits, original artifacts, and engaging programs that explore how this engineering marvel shaped New York’s communities and culture, past and present.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
  • An 84-year-old man was found dead in an irrigation canal in Williams after an hourslong search Saturday, but foul play is not suspected at this time, according to the Colusa County Sheriff’s Office.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2025
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  • Completed eight years later, the canal stretched some 363 miles (584 kilometers), with 18 aqueducts and 83 locks to compensate for elevation changes en route.
    Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
  • For millennia, qanats—ingenious underground aqueducts—balanced survival with scarcity across the central plateau of Iran.
    Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Waterway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterway. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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