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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AQ'UEDUCT, n. [L. aqua, water, and ductus, a pipe or canal, from duco, to lead. See Duke.]
A structure made for conveying water from one place to another over uneven ground; either above or under the surface. It may be either a pipe or a channel. It may be constructed above ground of stone or wood; carried through hills by piercing them, and over valleys, by a structure supported by props or arches. some have been formed with three conduits on the same line, elevated one above another.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Latin aquaeductus, from aquae (genitive of aqua) + ductus act of leading — more at duct Date: 1538 1. a. a conduit for water; especially one for carrying a large quantity of flowing water b. a structure for conveying a canal over a river or hollow 2. a canal or passage in a part or organ

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 an artificial channel for conveying water, esp. in the form of a bridge supported by tall columns across a valley. 2 Physiol. a small canal, esp. in the head of mammals. Etymology: L aquae ductus conduit f. aqua water + ducere duct- to lead

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Aqueduct Aq"ue*duct, n. [F. aqueduc, OF. aqueduct (Cotgr.), fr. L. aquaeductus; aquae, gen. of aqua water + ductus a leading, ducere to lead. See Aqua, Duke.] 1. A conductor, conduit, or artificial channel for conveying water, especially one for supplying large cities with water. Note: The term is also applied to a structure (similar to the ancient aqueducts), for conveying a canal over a river or hollow; more properly called an aqueduct bridge. 2. (Anat.) A canal or passage; as, the aqueduct of Sylvius, a channel connecting the third and fourth ventricles of the brain.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(aqueducts) 1. An aqueduct is a long bridge with many arches, which carries a water supply or a canal over a valley. ...an old Roman aqueduct. N-COUNT 2. An aqueduct is a large pipe or canal which carries a water supply to a city or a farming area. ...a nationwide system of aqueducts to carry water to the arid parts of this country. N-COUNT

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ak'-we-dukt. See CISTERN.

Moby Thesaurus

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