Definitions for viaductˈvaɪ əˌdʌkt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vi•a•ductˈvaɪ əˌdʌkt(n.)
a bridge for carrying a road, railroad, etc., over a valley or the like, consisting of a number of short spans.
Category: Civil Engineering
Origin of viaduct:
1810–20; < L via way + (aque )duct
Princeton's WordNet
viaduct(noun)
bridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to carry a road (or railroad) over a valley
Wiktionary
viaduct(Noun)
A bridge with several spans that carries road or rail traffic over a valley or other obstacles.
Webster Dictionary
Viaduct(noun)
a structure of considerable magnitude, usually with arches or supported on trestles, for carrying a road, as a railroad, high above the ground or water; a bridge; especially, one for crossing a valley or a gorge. Cf. Trestlework
Translations for viaduct
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
viaduct(noun)
a usually long bridge carrying a road or railway over a valley etc.
- viadukAfrikaans
- قَنْطَرَه متعَدِّدَة الرَّكائِزArabic
- виадуктBulgarian
- viadutoPortuguese (BR)
- viaduktCzech
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- สะพานข้ามThai
- viyadük, köprülü yolTurkish
- 高架橋Chinese (Trad.)
- віадук; шляхопровідUkrainian
- لمبا پلUrdu
- cầu cạnVietnamese
- 高架桥Chinese (Simp.)
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