viaduct
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viaduct
- /ˈvaɪədʌkt/ UK
- /ˈvaɪəˌdʌk(t)/ US
Where it comes from
Coined in 1816, from Latin via (“highway; road”) + English -duct, on the basis of aqueduct.
noun viaducts
- A bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley or other obstacles. […] St. Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End of London. Close-packed, crushed by the buttressed height of the railway viaduct, rendered airless by huge walls of factories, it at once banished lively interest from a stranger's mind and
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Talk about this word "viaduct." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/viaduct. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. viaduct. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/viaduct "viaduct." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/viaduct.Cite this
@misc{viaduct_2026,
title = {viaduct},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/viaduct},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
