How to Use acequia in a Sentence
acequia
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By the 1770s, the village was thriving, with a church, markets, ranches and farm fields irrigated by acequias that carried water from the creek and the river.
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Scott Huddleston,
San Antonio Express-News,
2018-04-30
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Though the acequia has long been unused, a pathway of rocks was embedded in the new building to outline its route, starting near a 300-year-old tree that officials preserved during construction.
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Brooke Lamantia,
ExpressNews.com,
2019-07-10
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