aq·ue·duct ( k w -d kt )n. 1. a. A pipe or channel designed to transport water from a remote source, usually by gravity. b. A bridgelike structure supporting a conduit or canal passing over a river or low ground. 2. Anatomy A channel or passage in an organ or a body part, especially such a channel for conveying fluid. [Latin aquaeductus : aquae, genitive of aqua, water; see aqua + ductus, a leading; see duct.] |
aqueduct
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a structure, often a bridge, that carries water across a valley or river [Latin aqua water + ducere to convey]
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| Noun | 1. |  aqueduct - a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valleyarch - (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it conduit - a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass; "the computers were connected through a system of conduits" |
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