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aq·ue·duct
(ăk′wĭ-dŭkt′)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.]
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aqueduct
(ˈækwɪˌdʌkt)n
1. (Civil Engineering) a conduit used to convey water over a long distance, either by a tunnel or more usually by a bridge
2. (Civil Engineering) a structure, usually a bridge, that carries such a conduit or a canal across a valley or river
3. (Anatomy) a channel in an organ or part of the body, esp one that conveys a natural body fluid
[C16: from Latin aquaeductus, from aqua water + dūcere to convey]
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aq•ue•duct
(ˈæk wɪˌdʌkt)n.
1.
a. a conduit or artificial channel for conducting water from a distance.
b. a bridgelike structure that carries a water conduit or canal across a valley or over a river.
2. Anat. a canal through which liquids pass.
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aqueduct
An elevated masonry or brick channel for carrying water, widely used by the Romans.
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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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Translations
akvedukti
akvaduktakvedukt
vodovod
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aqueduct
n → Aquädukt m or nt
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