aqueduct
noun
[ ˈakwɪdʌkt ]
• an artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge across a valley or other gap.
Similar:
conduit,
race,
channel,
watercourse,
waterway,
sluice,
sluiceway,
spillway,
bridge,
viaduct,
• a small duct in the body containing fluid.
Origin:
mid 16th century: from obsolete French (now aqueduc ), from Latin aquae ductus ‘conduit’, from aqua ‘water’ + ducere ‘to lead’.
