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 Definitions of aqueduct  [ˈæk wɪˌdʌkt]  

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Definition of 'aqueduct' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) aqueduct
a conduit or artificial channel for conducting water from a distance.

2.  aqueduct
a bridgelike structure that carries a water conduit or canal across a valley or over a river.

3.  aqueduct
Anat. a canal through which liquids pass.

Etymology:  (1535–45; < ML aquēductus < L aquae ductus a drawing off of water; see aqua , duct)

Definition of 'aqueduct' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) aqueduct
a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley


Definition of 'aqueduct' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) aqueduct
a conductor, conduit, or artificial channel for conveying water, especially one for supplying large cities with water

2. (noun) aqueduct
a canal or passage; as, the aqueduct of Sylvius, a channel connecting the third and fourth ventricles of the brain



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