A river and a canal are both types of waterway.
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Waterway
Synonyms for "waterway" (82 found)
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6 entriesTranslations
45 translations across 29 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- مَمَرّ مَائِيّ noun (navigable body of water)
Armenian
2 entries- նավարկուղի noun (navigable body of water)
- ֆարվատեր noun (navigable body of water)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 水路 noun (navigable body of water)
- 航道 noun (navigable body of water)
Czech
1 entries- vodní cesta noun (navigable body of water)
Danish
1 entries- vandvej noun (navigable body of water)
Dutch
3 entries- vaarwater noun (navigable body of water)
- vaarweg noun (navigable body of water)
- waterweg noun (navigable body of water)
Esperanto
1 entries- akvovojo noun (navigable body of water)
Finnish
3 entries- laivaväylä noun (navigable body of water)
- vesitie noun (navigable body of water)
- vesiväylä noun (navigable body of water)
French
1 entries- voie navigable noun (navigable body of water)
Georgian
1 entries- ფარვატერი noun (navigable body of water)
German
3 entries- Fahrwasser noun (navigable body of water)
- Wasserstraße noun (navigable body of water)
- Wasserweg noun (navigable body of water)
Hebrew
1 entries- נְתִיב מַיִם noun (navigable body of water)
Indonesian
1 entries- jalan air noun (navigable body of water)
Japanese
1 entries- 水路 noun (navigable body of water)
Korean
1 entries- 수로 noun (navigable body of water)
Lithuanian
2 entries- vandens kelias noun (navigable body of water)
- vandentakis noun (navigable body of water)
Māori
2 entries- arawai noun (navigable body of water)
- hawai noun (navigable body of water)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- vannvei noun (navigable body of water)
- vassdrag noun (navigable body of water)
Persian
1 entries- آبراه noun (navigable body of water)
Polish
1 entries- droga wodna noun (navigable body of water)
Portuguese
1 entries- hidrovia noun (navigable body of water)
Romanian
1 entries- cale navigabilă noun (navigable body of water)
Russian
2 entries- во́дный путь noun (navigable body of water)
- фарва́тер noun (navigable body of water)
Spanish
2 entries- hidrovía noun (navigable body of water)
- torrentera noun (navigable body of water)
Tagalog
1 entries- alulusan noun (navigable body of water)
Vietnamese
3 entries- thủy lộ noun (navigable body of water)
- đường sông noun (navigable body of water)
- đường thủy noun (navigable body of water)
Welsh
2 entries- camlas noun (navigable body of water)
- dyfrffordd noun (navigable body of water)
Yakut
1 entries- уу суола noun (navigable body of water)
Zazaki
1 entries- vaya awer noun (navigable body of water)
Sample sentences
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A series of dams on the transboundary Mekong River has reduced water levels, damaging fisheries and causing other environmental problems for the people who depend on the waterway for their livelihoods and food.
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Operators of a 400-meter cargo ship say their vessel lost power and ran aground sideways in the Suez Canal, blocking a crucial waterway that is responsible for up to 12 percent of the world’s total trade.
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The Suez Canal Authority says about 50 ships a day pass through the 193-kilometer manmade waterway.
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