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| aqueduct |
a bridgelike structure designed to carry a waterway or pipe across a river or valley. [1/2 definitions] |
| barrage |
a man-made obstruction placed in a waterway to slow the flow or increase the depth of the water; dam. [1/3 definitions] |
| Bering Strait |
the waterway between Russia and Alaska that connects the Pacific to the Arctic Ocean. |
| canal |
a man-made waterway for transportation or irrigation. [1/3 definitions] |
| channel |
the bed of a river, stream, or other waterway. [2/8 definitions] |
| dam1 |
a barrier built usu. across a waterway to restrict flow and raise the water level. [1/4 definitions] |
| ditch |
a long narrow trench that provides a waterway for drainage or irrigation or a receptacle for something to be buried in, such as sewer pipes or electric power lines. [1/7 definitions] |
| dockyard |
an area, usu. near a waterway, with facilities for building or servicing ships. |
| lock1 |
part of a waterway that is closed off with gates that allow water levels to be changed in order for ships to pass through. [1/10 definitions] |
| wadi |
the stream that sometimes flows through this waterway. [1/2 definitions] |
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