acequia

[ uh-sey-kyuh; Spanish ah-se-kyah ]

/ əˈseɪ kyə; Spanish ɑˈsɛ kyɑ /

noun, plural a·ce·quias [uh-sey-kyuhz; Spanish ah-se-kyahs]. /əˈseɪ kyəz; Spanish ɑˈsɛ kyɑs/. Southwestern U.S.

an irrigation ditch.

Origin of acequia

1835–45, Americanism;<Spanish <Arabic al-sāqiyah the irrigation ditch

Words nearby acequia

acephalothoracia, acephalous, acephaly, acephate, ace point, acequia, acer, aceramic, acerate, acerb, acerbate

Example sentences from the Web for acequia

I shall walk up the acequia to the rock I am going to blast.
Lone Pine|R. B. (Richard Baxter) Townshend
Circling the camp at wide distance, he had crossed the acequia and reached the Gila road.
A Wounded Name|Charles King
He had laughed at the orisons offered up by the Santiago people before blasting the acequia; he did not laugh at hers.
Lone Pine|R. B. (Richard Baxter) Townshend
Then came the sidewalk, and the acequia (ditch), then a row of young cottonwood trees, then the parade ground.
Vanished Arizona|Martha Summerhayes

The Acequia Court is one of the most beautiful of the patios in the buildings comprising the Alhambra.
Old Continental Towns|Walter M. Gallichan

单词	acequia
释义	acequia [ uh-sey-kyuh; Spanish ah-se-kyah ] / əˈseɪ kyə; Spanish ɑˈsɛ kyɑ / noun, plural a·ce·quias [uh-sey-kyuhz; Spanish ah-se-kyahs]. /əˈseɪ kyəz; Spanish ɑˈsɛ kyɑs/. Southwestern U.S. an irrigation ditch. Origin of acequia 1835–45, Americanism;<Spanish <Arabic al-sāqiyah the irrigation ditch Words nearby acequia acephalothoracia, acephalous, acephaly, acephate, ace point, acequia, acer, aceramic, acerate, acerb, acerbate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for acequia I shall walk up the acequia to the rock I am going to blast. Lone Pine\|R. B. (Richard Baxter) Townshend Circling the camp at wide distance, he had crossed the acequia and reached the Gila road. A Wounded Name\|Charles King He had laughed at the orisons offered up by the Santiago people before blasting the acequia; he did not laugh at hers. Lone Pine\|R. B. (Richard Baxter) Townshend Then came the sidewalk, and the acequia (ditch), then a row of young cottonwood trees, then the parade ground. Vanished Arizona\|Martha Summerhayes The Acequia Court is one of the most beautiful of the patios in the buildings comprising the Alhambra. Old Continental Towns\|Walter M. Gallichan
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