aqueduct
UK/ˈæk.wɪˌdʌkt//ˈæk.wəˌdʌkt/
aqueduct noun: an artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another.
Noun
aqueduct (plural aqueducts)
- An artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another.
- A structure carrying water over a river or depression, especially an ancient structure.
- All the years he’d been down there in the traffic he’d taken this aqueduct for just another bridge, nothing to tell you that canal boats and waterfowl were being carried along above your head.2017, Kamila Shamsie, Home Fire, Bloomsbury (2018), page 57
- A structure conveying fluid, such as the cerebral aqueduct or vestibular aqueduct.
aqueduct meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Pashto
aqueduct in Tamil
- an artificial channel conveying water
- தொட்டிப் பாலம் toṭṭip pālam, தொட்டிப்பாலம் toṭṭippālam
aqueduct in Malayalam
- an artificial channel conveying water
- നീർച്ചാൽ nīṟccāl
aqueduct in Kannada
- ಮೇಲ್ಗಾಲುವೆ, ಕಟ್ಟುಕಾಲುವೆ
aqueduct in Pashto
- aqueduct
- آبرو ābráw
More languagesFewer languages
- aqueduct in Malay
- akueduk
- aqueduct in Indonesian
- akueduk
- aqueduct in Persian
- آبراهه ābrāhe
- aqueduct in Thai
- สะพานส่งน้ำ sà-paan-sòng-náam
Forms of aqueduct
| plural | aqueducts |
|---|---|
| alternative form (archaic) | aquaeduct |
| alternative form (archaic) | aquæduct |
Origin of aqueduct
Adapted borrowing from Latin aquaeductus (“conveyance of water”), from aqua (“water”) + dūcō (“to lead”, “to bring”); compare the French aqueduc.
Words formed from aqueduct
Phrases with aqueduct
Questions about aqueduct
- What does aqueduct mean?
- Aqueduct means an artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another.
- What is aqueduct in Tamil?
- Aqueduct in Tamil is தொட்டிப் பாலம் (toṭṭip pālam), தொட்டிப்பாலம் (toṭṭippālam). See Aqueduct meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is aqueduct?
- Aqueduct is a noun.
- How do you pronounce aqueduct?
- Aqueduct is pronounced /ˈæk.wɪˌdʌkt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of aqueduct?
- The plural of aqueduct is aqueducts.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: aqueduct (page history and authors); aqueduct (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); آبرو (Pashto) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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