aqueduct

[ ak-wi-duhkt ]

noun

1. Civil Engineering.
   1. a conduit or artificial channel for conducting water from a distance, usually by means of gravity.
   2. a bridgelike structure that carries a water conduit or canal across a valley or over a river.
2. Anatomy. a canal or passage through which liquids pass.

aqueduct

/ ˈækwɪˌdʌkt /

noun

1. a conduit used to convey water over a long distance, either by a tunnel or more usually by a bridge
2. a structure, usually a bridge, that carries such a conduit or a canal across a valley or river
3. a channel in an organ or part of the body, esp one that conveys a natural body fluid

Word History and Origins

Origin of aqueduct¹

< Medieval Latin aquēductus < Latin aquae ductus a drawing off of water. See aqua, duct

Word History and Origins

Origin of aqueduct¹

C16: from Latin aquaeductus, from aqua water + dūcere to convey

Example Sentences

Residents were so enraged in the 1920s that some carried out a series of attacks on the aqueduct, blasting it with dynamite.

From Los Angeles Times

Since their discovery in Lake Mead in 2007, those mussels have spread throughout aqueducts and reservoirs in Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times

Water from the delta is pumped through the aqueducts of the State Water Project and the federally managed Central Valley Project, supplying farms in the San Joaquin Valley and cities across Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times

The State Water Project transports water across more than 700 miles through a series of reservoirs, aqueducts, pipelines and pumping plants from Northern California to Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times

Our utility companies draw from different aqueducts, those large, often concrete ditches or canals that extend from the source to the water treatment plant.

From Los Angeles Times