aqueduct

[ak-wi-duhkt]

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.

aqueduct

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of aqueduct¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of aqueduct¹

C16: from Latin aquaeductus, from aqua water + dūcere to convey

Example Sentences

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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