aqueduct
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aqueduct
- /ˈæk.wɪˌdʌkt/ UK
- /ˈæk.wəˌdʌkt/ US
- /ˈɑk.wəˌdʌkt/ US
Where it comes from
Adapted borrowing from Latin aquaeductus (“conveyance of water”), from aqua (“water”) + dūcō (“to lead”, “to bring”); compare the French aqueduc.
noun aqueducts · aquaeduct · aquæduct
- An artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another.
- A structure carrying water over a river or depression, especially an ancient structure. All the years he’d been down there in the traffic he’d taken this aqueduct for just another bridge, nothing to tell you that canal boats and waterfowl were being carried along above your head.
- A structure conveying fluid, such as the cerebral aqueduct or vestibular aqueduct.
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noun an artificial channel conveying water
| Español | acueducto, aguaducho |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수도교 sudogyo |
| 日本語 | 水道橋 suidōkyō |
| 中文 | 水渠 shuǐqú |
| Português | aqueduto |
| Français | aqueduc |
| Deutsch | Aquädukt |
| Italiano | acquedotto |
| Ελληνικά | υδραγωγείο ydragogeío |
| Română | apeduct |
| Русский | акведу́к akvedúk |
noun a structure carrying water
| Español | acueducto, aguaducho |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수도 sudo, 수로 suro |
| 日本語 | 水道 suidō |
| 中文 | 水道 shuǐdào, 水路 shuǐlù |
| Português | aqueduto |
| Français | aqueduc |
| Deutsch | Aquädukt |
| Italiano | acquedotto |
| Ελληνικά | υδραγωγείο ydragogeío |
| Română | apeduct |
| Русский | акведу́к akvedúk |
| עברית | אַמַּת מַיִם amát máyim |
Talk about this word "aqueduct." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aqueduct. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. aqueduct. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/aqueduct "aqueduct." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aqueduct.Cite this
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title = {aqueduct},
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