waterwaynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈwɔː.tə.weɪ/us/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ.weɪ/a narrow area of water, such as a river or canal, that ships or boats can sail along
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Watercourses & waterfalls
- arroyo
- barrage
- bayou
- beck
- billabong
- brook
- burn
- creek
- downriver
- Euphrates
- ghat
- headwater
- Mississippi
- rapids
- rivulet
- sluice
- spate
- upriver
- watercourse
- watershed
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Inland waters
Examples from literature
- Venice has no roads, but hundreds of canals and waterways.