aqueduct
IPA: ˈækwʌdʌkt
noun
- 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.
- (anatomy) A structure conveying fluid, such as the cerebral aqueduct or vestibular aqueduct.
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Examples of "aqueduct" in Sentences
- It was the longest aqueduct in the state.
- The Aqua Appia was the first aqueduct of Rome.
- The aqueduct branched to the palace and to the town.
- In 1958, the race was moved to the Aqueduct Racetrack.
- The new aqueduct affords views of the surrounding countryside.
- The aqueduct of the Convent was built during the Spanish reign.
- The arcades on the sides are reminiscent of the Roman aqueducts.
- It forms the floor of the midbrain which surrounds the cerebral aqueduct.
- The tunnel was extended to the Swift River to become the Quabbin Aqueduct.
- It includes the cerebral aqueduct of the midbrain and the fourth ventricle.
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