aqueduct

American  

[ak-wi-duhkt] / ˈæk wɪˌdʌkt /

noun

1. Civil Engineering.

   1. a conduit or artificial channel for conducting water from a distance, usually by means of gravity.

   2. a bridgelike structure that carries a water conduit or canal across a valley or over a river.

2. Anatomy.  a canal or passage through which liquids pass.

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aqueduct British  

/ ˈækwɪˌdʌkt /

noun

1. a conduit used to convey water over a long distance, either by a tunnel or more usually by a bridge

2. a structure, usually a bridge, that carries such a conduit or a canal across a valley or river

3. a channel in an organ or part of the body, esp one that conveys a natural body fluid

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Etymology

Origin of aqueduct

< Medieval Latin aquēductus < Latin aquae ductus a drawing off of water. See aqua, duct

Example Sentences

When they voted, board members said it’s important to rely less on water transported across the state in aqueducts.

From Los Angeles Times

Turns out the gods didn’t exist, but the aqueducts still worked.

From MarketWatch

They were drilled decades ago, many of them when the city opened a second giant pipeline, nearly doubling its famous aqueduct to send more water south.

From Los Angeles Times

The turmoil in Istanbul played out in the shadow of a Roman aqueduct.

From BBC

The tunnel would create a second route to transport water to the south side of the Delta, where pumps send it into the aqueducts of the State Water Project and onward to cities and farmland.

From Los Angeles Times