waterway
noun
wa·ter·way
ˈwȯ-tər-ˌwā 
ˈwä-
1
: a way or channel for water
2
: a navigable body of water
Examples of waterway in a Sentence
the Erie Canal was superseded by a much larger waterway, the New York State Barge Canal
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Each year, that’s almost $19 trillion of goods traveling by road, air, rail, waterways and pipelines across the country.
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Glaciers, waterways and mud are exceptions to the norm.
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There are a line of houses and a street, Mary’s Creek Drive, between his property and the waterway.
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Shaleen Devgun, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Glaciers, waterways and mud are exceptions to the norm.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
There are a line of houses and a street, Mary’s Creek Drive, between his property and the waterway.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2025
These small, toxic waste items pollute city streets, beaches and waterways.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Waterway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waterway. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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waterway
noun
wa·ter·way
ˈwȯt-ər-ˌwā
ˈwät-
1
: a channel for water
2
: a body of water through which ships can travel
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