Thesaurus results for AQUEDUCT

aqueduct

noun

ˈa-kwə-ˌdəkt

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 Initiatives include water desalination and underground aqueducts powered by clean energy, plus steam plants supplying electricity. —

Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026 Cap off your Rome days at the Trevi Fountain, the largest Baroque fountain in the city and the terminal point of the Virgo aqueduct — the only ancient aqueduct in continuous use to this day. —

Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026 The Trevi Fountain, Rome The Trevi Fountain is the largest Baroque fountain in Rome and the terminal point of the Virgo aqueduct — the only ancient aqueduct in continuous use to this day. —

Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026 Some of the water is delivered by aqueducts built by the Romans. —

Lea Lane, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aqueduct

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canal

Noun

Public swimming has been available for years in a canal in northeastern Paris during summer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, the museum offers a patriotic lens into how the canals, highways, railroads and mines that stitched this country together were built by machines born in American factories.

— Malika Bowling, USA Today, 3 July 2026