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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024aq•ue•duct /ˈækwɪˌdʌkt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Civil Engineeringan artificial conduit or canal for conducting water from a distance.
- Anatomy(in the body) a canal through which liquids pass.
See -duc-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024aq•ue•duct (ak′wi dukt′),USA pronunciation n. - Civil Engineering
- a conduit or artificial channel for conducting water from a distance, usually by means of gravity.
- a bridgelike structure that carries a water conduit or canal across a valley or over a river.
- Anatomya canal or passage through which liquids pass.
- Latin aquae ductus a drawing off of water. See aqua, duct
- Medieval Latin aquēductus
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: aqueduct /ˈækwɪˌdʌkt/ n - a conduit used to convey water over a long distance, either by a tunnel or more usually by a bridge
- a structure, usually a bridge, that carries such a conduit or a canal across a valley or river
- a channel in an organ or part of the body, esp one that conveys a natural body fluid
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin aquaeductus, from aqua water + dūcere to convey |