waterway
noun
wa·ter·way
ˈwȯ-tər-ˌwā 
ˈwä-
1
: a way or channel for water
2
: a navigable body of water
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the Erie Canal was superseded by a much larger waterway, the New York State Barge Canal
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The discrepancy comes after earlier rhetoric from President Trump, who threatened that Washington would take over the waterway as a way to secure it from Chinese control.
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Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
Photo: François Halard To wit: The Swedish Chilean artist Anton Alvarez looked to the streams and waterways that are found in bamboo forests and created an abstract bronze fountain, made from an extruded mold.
—Diana Budds, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2025
Canal receipts have contributed some $28.2 billion to the National Treasury over the past 25 years – nearly three times as much as the waterway paid the Panamanian government over the 86 years it was managed by the U.S.
—Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025
As was made clear by the global trade bottleneck created when a container ship got stuck in the Suez Canal, a mistake made in a canal’s constricted waterway can have consequences felt around the world.
—Silvana Paternostro Nathalia Angarita, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
Photo: François Halard To wit: The Swedish Chilean artist Anton Alvarez looked to the streams and waterways that are found in bamboo forests and created an abstract bronze fountain, made from an extruded mold.
—Diana Budds, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2025
Canal receipts have contributed some $28.2 billion to the National Treasury over the past 25 years – nearly three times as much as the waterway paid the Panamanian government over the 86 years it was managed by the U.S.
—Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025
As was made clear by the global trade bottleneck created when a container ship got stuck in the Suez Canal, a mistake made in a canal’s constricted waterway can have consequences felt around the world.
—Silvana Paternostro Nathalia Angarita, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Waterway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waterway. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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waterway
noun
wa·ter·way
ˈwȯt-ər-ˌwā
ˈwät-
1
: a channel for water
2
: a body of water through which ships can travel
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