Aqueduct

Word AQUEDUCT
Character 8
Hyphenation aq ue duct
Pronunciations /ˈæk.wɪˌdʌkt/

Definitions and meanings of "Aqueduct"

What do we mean by aqueduct?

A pipe or channel designed to transport water from a remote source, usually by gravity. noun

A bridgelike structure supporting a conduit or canal passing over a river or low ground. noun

A channel or passage in an organ or a body part, especially such a channel for conveying fluid. noun

A conduit or channel for conducting water from one place to another. noun

In anatomy, same as aquœductus. noun

A conductor, conduit, or artificial channel for conveying water, especially one for supplying large cities with water. noun

A canal or passage. noun

An artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another. noun

A structure carrying water over a river or depression, especially in regards to ancient aqueducts. noun

A conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley noun

An artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another.

A structure carrying water over a river or depression, especially in regards to ancient aqueducts.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Aqueduct

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The word "aqueduct" in example sentences

Blockage at the aqueduct is assumed when the lateral and third ventricles are enlarged proximal to the obstruction, and the fourth ventricle is relatively small. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This aqueduct is a narrow canal in the center of the brain through which CSF moves between the third and fourth ventricle (chambers in the brain that produce and store CSF). ❋ Unknown (2010)

The aqueduct is dry now, having long ago been replaced with a more modern water system with higher capacity. ❋ Aka TBTAM (2008)

This easy hike takes about four hours and walking on the aqueduct is interesting. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Parts of the Via Appia Antica are closed to traffic on Sundays, and the stretch running south from the Tomb of Cecilia Metella, lined with crumbling graves and tall umbrella pines, and parallel to an aqueduct, is one of the finer archaeological walks in the world. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Among the ideas: a new binational aqueduct from the Colorado River, co-financed by water-short San Diego County; desalination plants; a series of wells. ❋ Unknown (2000)

(Isa 7: 17-25; Isa 8: 6-8), be utterly destroyed (Isa 10: 21, 22). conduit -- an aqueduct from the pool or reservoir for the supply of the city. ❋ Unknown (1871)

—is called an aqueduct, delivering water from hundreds of miles away. ❋ W. Hodding Carter (2006)

That figure included the so-called aqueduct in early December in which two public holidays fell on Tuesday and Thursday of the same week. ❋ Ilan Brat (2012)

If the aqueduct was a simple buried pipe it might be quite hard for enemies to find. ❋ Carla (2006)

The Claudian aqueduct, which is the most magnificent ever built, is carried on such arches for about seven miles and a half. ❋ Elbert Jay Benton (N/A)

* The Church of St. Roque and the aqueduct were the usual "sights" for visitors to Lisbon at this time. ❋ Unknown (1920)

Just ahead of him in the roof of the aqueduct was a round, black hole about thirty inches in diameter. ❋ Edgar Rice Burroughs (1912)

This belonged to the Abbey of Abingdon, in the chronicles of which are some records of an injury done to the "aqueduct, which is vulgarly called the lake." ❋ Unknown (1882)

The aqueduct is a splendid specimen of the finest class of masonry, and Telford showed himself a master of his profession by the manner in which he carried out the whole details of the undertaking. ❋ Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904 (1867)

[3] The Claudian aqueduct, which is the grandest, and whose enormous remains form the great ornament of the ❋ Charles Greville (1829)

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