aqueduct

[ ak-wi-duhkt ]

/ ˈæk wɪˌdʌkt /

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noun

Civil Engineering.

a conduit or artificial channel for conducting water from a distance, usually by means of gravity.
a bridgelike structure that carries a water conduit or canal across a valley or over a river.

Anatomy. a canal or passage through which liquids pass.

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Origin of aqueduct

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

Words nearby aqueduct

aquatics, aquatint, aquatone, aquavit, aqua vitae, aqueduct, aqueduct of Sylvius, aqueductus, aqueous, aqueous chamber, aqueous humor

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How to use aqueduct in a sentence

Since the 15th century, aqueducts have carried water for kilometers across the island’s mountains and rugged terrain.
Now that Madeira is easier to get to, it makes for a great family vacation|Leron Kornreich|August 4, 2022|Washington Post
A day later, in a different video published on his Instagram account, García announced that the government would build an aqueduct.
Drought in Mexico leads to water rationing, theft|Karina Tsui, Alejandra Ibarra Chaoul|August 3, 2022|Washington Post
In any case, one of the first tasks assigned to the teenager trainees focused on teamwork, and as such entailed investing their time in repairing and cleaning public works like canals and aqueducts.
History of the Aztec Warriors: The Grim Fighters of Mexico|Dattatreya Mandal|June 20, 2022|Realm of History
Change came faster and faster with the building of an aqueduct that brought a large supply of water to town—to quench the city’s thirst, fight fires and fuel industry—gas lighting, transportation, heating, cooking stoves, and ice boxes.
The Great Fire of 1835 Helped Create Modern New York City|Daniel S. Levy|March 11, 2022|Time

This subsidence is collapsing the canals and ditches, reducing the flow of the very aqueduct that we built to create the flow itself.
How we drained California dry|Mark Arax|December 16, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Take a winter afternoon at Aqueduct Park in Queens several months ago, just a mile from JFK airport.
It’s Kentucky Derby Day, but What About the Rest of Horse Racing?|Dan Packel|May 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I have a can't-miss tip in the seventh at Aqueduct plus a bridge to sell you.
March Madness Race Wars and Jimmer Fredette|Buzz Bissinger|March 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Segovia is best known for its trilogy of monuments: the Aqueduct, the Cathedral, and the Fortress.
Gal With a Suitcase|Jolie Hunt|June 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
In attempting to break the aqueduct of Chapoltepec to cut off the water from the city, a powerful resistance was made.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The aqueduct is of brick, and is supported on two ranges of arches across the valley between two of the five hills of the city.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
The headwaters of the Sele have been tapped for the great aqueduct for the Apulian provinces.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various
The present government, instead of constructing similar works, neglects even the repairs and requisite cleansing of this aqueduct.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 358|Various
The aqueduct, which had been long destroyed, he renewed, and brought in water through it.
Theodoric the Goth|Thomas Hodgkin

British Dictionary definitions for aqueduct

aqueduct

/ (ˈækwɪˌdʌkt) /

noun

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

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

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

Word Origin for aqueduct

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

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Medical definitions for aqueduct

aqueduct

[ ăk′wĭ-dŭkt′ ]

A channel or passage in a body part or an organ.

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