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Aqueduct

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

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

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

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

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

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

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

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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

n. A canal or passage.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

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

n. In anatomy, same as aquœductus.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley

Word Usage

"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)."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

conduit

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

channel

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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