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/ˈäkwəˌdəkt/,/ˈak-/,
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aqueducts, plural;
  1. An artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge supported by tall columns across a valley

  2. A small canal containing fluid

  1. a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley
  2. An aqueduct is a water supply or navigable channel (conduit) constructed to convey water. In modern engineering, the term is used for any system of pipes, ditches, canals, tunnels, and other structures used for this purpose. ...
  3. Aqueduct is a Seattle, Washington-based indie pop band originally hailing from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Initially the band was a one-man act, created and produced by David Terry in his bedroom. Supporting members have more recently been added to the group. ...
  4. Aqueduct (Peter van Zante), originally known as Water Wizard, is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Jim Shooter and Don Heck and first appeared in Ghost Rider #23 (Apr. 1977).
  5. Aqueduct – North Conduit Avenue is a station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway. Located at North Conduit Avenue near the intersection of Cohancy Street in Ozone Park, it is served at all times by the A train.
  6. The Romans constructed numerous aqueducts to serve any large city in their empire, as well as many small towns and industrial sites. The city of Rome had the largest concentration of aqueducts, with water being supplied by eleven aqueducts constructed over a period of about 500 years. ...
  7. The Skopje Aqueduct is an archaeological site located in village Vizbegovo 2 km north-west from the city center Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. ...
  8. An artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another; A structure carrying water over a river or depression, especially in regards to ancient aqueducts
  9. (aqueducts) Above ground structures used to carry water long distances. Built by the ancient Romans.
  10. (Aqueducts) A raised canal, usually supported by arches, that carries water or other liquids from one place to another. The first aqueducts were designed by the ancient Romans.
  11. constructed with great stone blocks with a three-meter-high vault to make the Otulum River flow underneath the floor of Palenque's main plaza.
  12. Man-made canal or pipeline used to transport water.
  13. A system of pipes and channels which brings clean water into towns
  14. a pipe, conduit, or channel designed to transport water from a remote source, usually by gravity.
  15. originally invented by the Etruscans and modified by the Romans, the aqueduct is a channel or conduit the conducts water over long distances usually by means of gravity; click on the links below to learn more about Roman aqueducts.
  16. Latin aqua = water, and ductus = drawn or led off, hence a channel for conducting fluid, e.g. the cerebral aqueduct of the midbrain, which transmits fluid from the 3rd to the 4th ventricle.
  17. a structure that carries a canal across another body of water. Basin: a wider, deeper section of the canal, where boats can be moored and cargo loaded or unloaded.
  18. A bridge or channel for conveying water, often over long distances.
  19. A structure similar to a bridge; for carrying water
  20. A conduit, either elevated or under ground, using gravity to carry water from a source to a location-usually a city-that needed it. The Romans built many aqueducts in a period of substantial urbanization. (p. 156)
  21. A bridge which carries the canal over a river, or creek.
  22. A conduit, usually of considerable size, used to convey water. The conduit may consist of one or more of the following: canal, pipeline, flume, tunnel, siphon, so-called inverted siphon, or raised channel for carrying water.
  23. A conduit for carrying a large volume of flowing water.
  24. (n) A large pipe or conduit made for bringing water from a distant source
  25. A constructed system of canals, channels and/or pipelines to move water from one location to another. Irvine Ranch Water District receives about 50 percent of its water through the Colorado River Aqueduct and the California Aqueduct.