About The Word Aqueduct
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Aqueduct
Aqueduct Definition And Meaning |
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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 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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