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the Erie Canal was superseded by a much larger waterway, the New York State Barge Canal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 – a narrow waterway between Iran and Oman – has been effectively closed for 19 days, choking off 20% of the world’s oil supply.
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John Liu, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Concerns are also growing over the supply of oil and gas with the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway for the energy supply located between Iran and Oman, largely closed.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Tehran’s targeting of energy production further stressed global supply already under pressure because of Iran’s stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway through which a fifth of the world’s oil is transported.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
That tension is playing out most clearly over the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway between Iran and Oman that serves as one of the world’s most critical energy choke points, with roughly one-fifth of global oil supplies passing through it each day.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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John Liu, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Concerns are also growing over the supply of oil and gas with the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway for the energy supply located between Iran and Oman, largely closed.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Tehran’s targeting of energy production further stressed global supply already under pressure because of Iran’s stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway through which a fifth of the world’s oil is transported.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
That tension is playing out most clearly over the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway between Iran and Oman that serves as one of the world’s most critical energy choke points, with roughly one-fifth of global oil supplies passing through it each day.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterway
Noun
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Water quality in many canals and bays is worsening.—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
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Her family scheduled their most ambitious sightseeing early, temples, canals, tuk-tuks, and a bustling flower market that held special meaning given her father’s career as a florist.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Picnic in the shadow of ancient aqueducts.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2026
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Students learn how their water travels from the Sierra Nevada through reservoirs, pipes and aqueducts to finally end up in their homes.—
Molly McCrea,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Waterway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterway. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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