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Aqueduct

Aqueduct Meaning & Definition
Aqueduct Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Aqueduct?

[n] a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley

Synonyms | Synonyms for Aqueduct:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Aqueduct: arroyo | bed | canal | canalization | channel | conduit | course | creek bed | crimp | culvert | cut | dike | ditch | donga | dry bed | duct | entrenchment | flume | fosse | goffer | gulch | gully | gullyhole | gutter | ha-ha | headrace | irrigation ditch | kennel | moat | nullah | pleat | race | river bed | riverway | runnel | sluice | spillbox | spillway | stream bed | streamway | sunk fence | swash | swash channel | tailrace | trench | trough | wadi | water carrier | water channel | water furrow | water gap | water gate | watercourse | waterway | waterworks

See Also | arch | conduit

Aqueduct In Webster's Dictionary

\Aq"ue*duct\, n. [F. aqueduc, OF. aqueduct (Cotgr.), fr. L. aquaeductus; aquae, gen. of aqua water + ductus a leading, ducere to lead. See {Aqua}, {Duke}.] 1. A conductor, conduit, or artificial channel for conveying water, especially one for supplying large cities with water. Note: The term is also applied to a structure (similar to the ancient aqueducts), for conveying a canal over a river or hollow; more properly called an aqueduct bridge. 2. (Anat.) A canal or passage; as, the aqueduct of Sylvius, a channel connecting the third and fourth ventricles of the brain.

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