Waterway
noun
noun ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A body of water, such as a river, channel or canal, that is navigable.
- 2 a conduit through which water flows wordnet
- 3 A conduit or watercourse, such as on the deck of a ship, to drain water.
- 4 a navigable body of water wordnet
Example
More examples"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”).