Waterway

Synonyms for "waterway" (139 found)

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lazy streammeandering streammidchannel
Adjective(4 words)
dutch canal watersdutch waterwegfrench canalgerman wasserweg

Related words (69)

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ship routesikesluicespill streamspillboxspillwaysteamer trackstreamstream actionstream bedstreamletstreamwaysubterranean riverswashswash channeltailracewadiwater carrierwater channelwater furrowwater gapwater gatewatercoursewaterworks
Adjective(1 words)

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7 entries
body of watergeographic featurehydrological featurewaterwaterbodywatercourseway

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3 entries

Collocations

5 entries
artificial waterwaymajor waterwaynavigable waterwaytidal waterwaywaterway system

Inflections

1 entries

Sample sentences

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A river and a canal are both types of waterway.

Source: tatoeba (6214401)

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.

Source: tatoeba (8624411)

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.

Source: tatoeba (9870664)

The Suez Canal Authority says about 50 ships a day pass through the 193-kilometer manmade waterway.

Source: tatoeba (9870666)

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