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viaduct
noun
[ ˈvʌɪədʌkt ]
• a long bridge-like structure, typically a series of arches, carrying a road or railway across a valley or other low ground.
Origin:
early 19th century: from Latin via ‘way’, on the pattern of aqueduct .