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 city later extended the aqueduct north to Mono Lake. Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025 The aqueduct, remarkably preserved, offers insights into Roman engineering and its historical significance. Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for aqueduct
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canal
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  • The canal sees 46 percent of the total market share of containers moving from Northeast Asia to the U.S. East Coast, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 July 2025
  • The canals are packed with partygoers during annual festivals such as King’s Day (formerly Queen’s Day) in April and Gay Pride and Grachtenfestival in August. 7.
    Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 July 2025

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“Aqueduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aqueduct. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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