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Aqueduct

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.

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:

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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