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the Erie Canal was superseded by a much larger waterway, the New York State Barge Canal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 Strait of Hormuz is a waterway that runs along the Southern coast of Iran and the Northern coast of Oman.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 23 June 2025
Blocking oil flows In what could prove to be a symbolic move, Iran’s parliament voted Sunday to block the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Oman, a strategic waterway through which a fifth of global oil passes.
—Nick Duffy, NBC news, 23 June 2025
The stakes are high: Any disruption in the region’s waterways — especially the Strait of Hormuz, which carries all the energy exports of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and Qatar, as well as significant volumes from Saudi Arabia and the UAE — could plunge the global economy into recession.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 23 June 2025
In September 2021, the frigate HMS Richmond—deployed to the western Pacific with an aircraft carrier group—transited the waterway en route to Vietnam after operating in the East China Sea.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 23 June 2025
Blocking oil flows In what could prove to be a symbolic move, Iran’s parliament voted Sunday to block the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Oman, a strategic waterway through which a fifth of global oil passes.
—Nick Duffy, NBC news, 23 June 2025
The stakes are high: Any disruption in the region’s waterways — especially the Strait of Hormuz, which carries all the energy exports of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and Qatar, as well as significant volumes from Saudi Arabia and the UAE — could plunge the global economy into recession.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 23 June 2025
In September 2021, the frigate HMS Richmond—deployed to the western Pacific with an aircraft carrier group—transited the waterway en route to Vietnam after operating in the East China Sea.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterway
Noun
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That trend also increases evaporation, fueling more rain that washes pollution like chemicals, dog poop and trash into canals and Biscayne Bay.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2025
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For the most motivated who want to take it all in, July 13 is the start of an eight-day, 400-mile bicycle ride along the canal from Buffalo to Albany involving 40-to-60 mile rides a day, 85 percent off-road.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
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The city later extended the aqueduct north to Mono Lake.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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The aqueduct, remarkably preserved, offers insights into Roman engineering and its historical significance.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Waterway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterway. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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