Synonyms of waterways

waterways

noun

plural of waterway

as in canals

an open man-made passageway for water

the Erie Canal was superseded by a much larger waterway, the New York State Barge Canal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• canals
• aqueducts
• watercourses
• rivers
• raceways
• conduits
• flumes
• channels
• racecourses
• courses
• sluices
• spillways
• floodways
• sluiceways
• gutters
• streams
• torrents
• rivulets
• millraces
• millstreams
• troughs
• tideways
• swashes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of waterways

Commercial tour boats, recreational boaters, kayakers, construction traffic, and Riverwalk activity all share one of the busiest waterways in Chicago. — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Comparisons with 2023, when European river flows were generally around average, show just how diminished some of these key waterways are. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026

But while national leaders and diplomats work to free up crucial waterways through which much of the world’s trade passes, another transport phenomenon is tentatively underway. — Firmesk Rahim, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026

Their old concrete, masonry, waterways, and modernized machinery connect early public-power ambitions to the needs of today’s grid. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

Officials also urged people to stay away from lakes, rivers and other waterways where firefighting aircraft are collecting water to battle the blazes. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Much of Central Europe has been under a prolonged drought for most of the year, and successive heat waves have accelerated evaporation and caused waterways to dry out. — Justin Spike, Fortune, 31 July 2026

These materials can potentially move through runoff into groundwater, waterways, and surrounding soil. — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 31 July 2026

Environmental groups estimate, using methods developed by the EPA, that unregulated businesses have been responsible for 30% to 60% of copper and zinc found in waterways, which at high concentrations are toxic to fish and other animals. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026