waterway

[ waw-ter-wey, wot-er- ]
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noun
  1. a river, canal, or other body of water serving as a route or way of travel or transport.

  2. Shipbuilding. (in a steel or iron vessel) a depressed gutter at the edge of the deck inside the bulwarks, used especially when the decking is wooden.

  1. a channel for vessels, as a fairway in a harbor.

Origin of waterway

1
before 950; Middle English; Old English wæterweg.See water, way1

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waterway

/ (ˈwɔːtəˌweɪ) /


noun
  1. a river, canal, or other navigable channel used as a means of travel or transport

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