as in canal
an open man-made passageway for water
marveled at the ancient Roman aqueducts that still carry water to distant villages
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Recent Examples of aqueduct
The Trevi Fountain, constructed in 1762 as the mouth of an aqueduct, underwent a $330,000 cleaning in 2024, during which it was drained so workers could repair marble chipped from the millions of coins thrown into the water each year.
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Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
From there, water is pumped into a State Water Project aqueduct and moved south, mostly to Southern California.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
There was just enough water to float us through the dank tunnel under the ancient stone aqueduct that carries the canal over the mouth of the run, and out in the river there wasn’t much more.
—Arthur Grahame, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2025
Then Los Angeles built an aqueduct, diverting water from the Owens River to feed the city’s growth.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
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Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
From there, water is pumped into a State Water Project aqueduct and moved south, mostly to Southern California.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
There was just enough water to float us through the dank tunnel under the ancient stone aqueduct that carries the canal over the mouth of the run, and out in the river there wasn’t much more.
—Arthur Grahame, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2025
Then Los Angeles built an aqueduct, diverting water from the Owens River to feed the city’s growth.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aqueduct
canal
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These canals have porous walls that allow water to seep into the ground and refill area aquifers while also regulating flow to prevent runoff.—
Sofia Perez,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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La Isla is worth a visit, even if only for a bit of window shopping or a break from the beach; the twists and turns of its canals and walkways that sit alongside the Nichupté Lagoon are quite pretty.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
12 July 2025
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“Aqueduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aqueduct. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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