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aqueduct

noun

ˈa-kwə-ˌdəkt

Definition of aqueduct

as in canal

an open man-made passageway for water marveled at the ancient Roman aqueducts that still carry water to distant villages

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Recent Examples of aqueduct Initiatives include water desalination and underground aqueducts powered by clean energy, plus steam plants supplying electricity. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026 The tunnel would create a second route to transport water from new intakes on the Sacramento River to the south side of the Delta, where pumps send water into the aqueducts of the State Water Project. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026 The mussels’ tiny larvae have drifted down canals and aqueducts of the State Water Project and have been detected as far south as Bakersfield, Los Angeles and San Diego counties. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 8 May 2026 The Trevi Fountain, Rome The Trevi Fountain is the largest Baroque fountain in Rome and the terminal point of the Virgo aqueduct — the only ancient aqueduct in continuous use to this day. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aqueduct

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canal

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Public swimming has been available for years in a canal in northeastern Paris during summer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, the museum offers a patriotic lens into how the canals, highways, railroads and mines that stitched this country together were built by machines born in American factories.

— Malika Bowling, USA Today, 3 July 2026

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