as in canal
an open man-made passageway for water
the Erie Canal was superseded by a much larger waterway, the New York State Barge Canal
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Recent Examples of waterway
But the English version of the statement, released by the Pentagon, did not include that phrasing regarding Panama’s control over the waterway.
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Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
Yet even as the deluge subsides, other uncertainties are emerging, particularly in areas where engorged rivers and other waterways continue to rise.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2025
Broward and Miami-Dade counties have programs to convert septic systems, which fail and leach into waterways as seas rise, onto municipal sewer systems.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
The boats leave from a dock on Las Olas Boulevard and the 90-minute tour winds through Fort Lauderdale’s beautiful canals and waterways.
—Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
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Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
Yet even as the deluge subsides, other uncertainties are emerging, particularly in areas where engorged rivers and other waterways continue to rise.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2025
Broward and Miami-Dade counties have programs to convert septic systems, which fail and leach into waterways as seas rise, onto municipal sewer systems.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
The boats leave from a dock on Las Olas Boulevard and the 90-minute tour winds through Fort Lauderdale’s beautiful canals and waterways.
—Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterway
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The Hide Resting among the romantic canals of Madinat Jumeirah, the palatial Four-Star Jumeirah Al Qasr is a spectacular location for an elegant night out in Dubai.—
Natasha Amar,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Ancient Egyptians are famous for their pioneering and mastery of hydraulics through canals for irrigation purposes and barges to transport huge stones.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Last fall, the city temporarily relied on the Croton reservoir for more of its drinking water when half the Catskills supply went offline for repairs to a major aqueduct.—
Hilary Howard,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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Researchers theorize that Romans once built a bathhouse on the site, complete with an aqueduct to bring the necessary water, per the statement.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Waterway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterway. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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