Waterway

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A body of water, such as a river, channel or canal, that is navigable.
  2. 2
    a conduit through which water flows wordnet
  3. 3
    A conduit or watercourse, such as on the deck of a ship, to drain water.
  4. 4
    a navigable body of water wordnet

Synonyms

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watercourseadolescent streamapproachesaqueductarroyobeck

Example

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"A river and a canal are both types of waterway."

Etymology

From Middle English waterwey, from Old English wæterweġ (“waterway”), from Proto-West Germanic *watarweg, equivalent to water + way. Compare Saterland Frisian Woaterwai (“waterway”), West Frisian wetterwei (“waterway”), Dutch waterweg (“waterway”), German Wasserweg (“waterway”), Danish vandvej (“waterway”), Swedish vattenväg (“waterway”).

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