Aqueduct

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A conduit or channel for conducting water from one place to another.
  • noun. In anatomy, same as aquƓductus.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A conductor, conduit, or artificial channel for conveying water, especially one for supplying large cities with water.
  • noun. A canal or passage.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. 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)."
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    conduit  
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    arroyo  bed  canal  canalization  channel