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Webster 1913 Edition
Aqueduct
Aq′ue-duct
,Noun.
1.
A conductor, conduit, or artificial channel for conveying water, especially one for supplying large cities with water.
☞ The term is also applied to a structure (similar to the ancient aqueducts), for conveying a canal over a river or hollow; more properly called an aqueduct bridge.
2.
(Anat.)
A canal or passage;
as, the
. aqueduct
of Sylvius
, a channel connecting the third and fourth ventricles of the brainWebster 1828 Edition
Aqueduct
AQ'UEDUCT
,Noun.
A structure made for conveying water from one place to another over uneven ground; either above or under the surface. It may be either a pipe or a channel. It may be constructed above ground of stone or wood; carried through hills by piercing them, and over valleys, by a structure supported by props or arches. some have been formed with three conduits on the same line, elevated one above another.
Definition 2024
aqueduct
aqueduct
English
Alternative forms
- aquæduct (archaic)
Noun
aqueduct (plural aqueducts)
- 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.
Translations
an artificial channel conveying water
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a structure carrying water
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