as in canal
an open man-made passageway for water
marveled at the ancient Roman aqueducts that still carry water to distant villages
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The 45-mile tunnel would transport water beneath the Delta, creating a second route to draw water from the Sacramento River into the aqueducts of the State Water Project.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Watch this video to see how it’s powered by an ancient Roman aqueduct.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 5 Oct. 2024
The city constructed and then repeatedly expanded a reservoir and aqueduct system to store and transport fresh drinking water from upstate.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
Most of California’s urban population and farms receive water through the state and federal water projects, which transport supplies from Sierra Nevada snowmelt into the Delta and out through aqueducts, reservoirs and pipelines.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2025
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Watch this video to see how it’s powered by an ancient Roman aqueduct.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 5 Oct. 2024
The city constructed and then repeatedly expanded a reservoir and aqueduct system to store and transport fresh drinking water from upstate.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
Most of California’s urban population and farms receive water through the state and federal water projects, which transport supplies from Sierra Nevada snowmelt into the Delta and out through aqueducts, reservoirs and pipelines.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for aqueduct
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“Aqueduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aqueduct. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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