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inland waterways

  • plural
    of inland waterway.
    inland waterway
    noun
    any of the navigable watercourses or bodies of water, including rivers, canals, and lakes, that belong to the territory of a country or region and are used for transportation and are not part of a sea or ocean.

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Coast Guard, which requested three vessels for inland waterways, and the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

Fort Lauderdale is often called the “Venice of America” due to the 300 miles of inland waterways that wind through the city.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025

The programmes took viewers on gentle journeys through the inland waterways of Britain and - in later episodes - Egypt, India and Cambodia.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2025

Padilla said he worked to ensure that the Inflation Reduction Act included $4 billion for drought resilience and inland waterways, including the Colorado River and the Salton Sea.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023

That boat design represented a major advance over the simple dugout canoes prevalent among traditional peoples living on inland waterways throughout the world.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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