Definitions for Viaduct
ˈvaɪ əˌdʌktviaduct

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. viaductnoun

   bridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to carry a road (or railroad) over a valley

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. viaductnoun

   A bridge with several spans that carries road or rail traffic over a valley or other obstacles.

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1. Viaduct

   A viaduct is a specific type of bridge that consists of a series of arches, piers or columns supporting a long elevated railway or road. Typically a viaduct connects two points of roughly equal elevation, allowing direct overpass across a wide valley, road, river, or other low-lying terrain features and obstacles. The term viaduct is derived from the Latin via meaning "road", and ducere meaning "to lead". It is a 19th-century derivation from an analogy with ancient Roman aqueducts. Like the Roman aqueducts, many early viaducts comprised a series of arches of roughly equal length.

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1. viaduct

   A viaduct is a type of long elevated bridge or series of bridges, often made up of multiple arches or spans, that carries a road, railway, or canal across a valley, ravine, river or another road. It is designed to allow traffic to pass over an obstacle without interfering with the traffic or activity below.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Viaductnoun

   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

2. Etymology: [L. via a way + -duct, as in aqueduct: cf. F. viaduc. See Via, and Aqueduct.]

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1. Viaduct

   A viaduct is a bridge composed of several small spans for crossing a valley or a gorge. The term viaduct is derived from the Latin via for road and ducere to lead something. However, the ancient Romans did not use that term per se; it is a modern derivation from an analogy with aqueduct. Like the Roman aqueducts, many early viaducts comprised a series of arches of roughly equal length. Viaducts may span land or water or both. The longest viaduct in antiquity may have been the Pont Serme which crossed wide marshes in southern France. Viaducts are commonly used in many cities that are railroad centers, such as Chicago, Atlanta, Birmingham, London, and Manchester. These viaducts cross the large railroad yards that are needed for freight trains there, and also cross the multi-track railroad lines that are needed for heavy railroad traffic. These viaducts keep highway and city street traffic from having to be continually interrupted by the train traffic. Likewise, some viaducts carry railroads over large valleys, or they carry railroads over cities with many cross-streets and avenues. Many viaducts over land connect points of similar height in a landscape, usually by bridging a river valley or other eroded opening in an otherwise flat area. Often such valleys had roads descending either side that become inadequate for the traffic load, necessitating a viaduct for "through" traffic. Such bridges also lend themselves for use by rail traffic, which requires straighter and flatter routes. Some viaducts have more than one deck, such that one deck has vehicular traffic and another deck having rail traffic. One example of this is the Prince Edward Viaduct in Toronto, Canada, that carries motor traffic on the top deck as Bloor Street, and metro as the Bloor-Danforth subway line on the lower deck, over the steep Don River valley. Others were built to span settled areas and crossed over roads beneath - the reason for many viaducts in London.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Viaduct

   vī′a-dukt, n. a road or railway carried by a structure over a valley, river, &c. [L. via, a way, ducĕre, ductum, to lead, bring.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Viaduct in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Viaduct in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Viaduct in a Sentence

1. Silvia Halim:

   We have used the reference of standards from Japan, the structure of the tunnel and the viaduct can hold up against a magnitude of 8 or equivalent.

2. Department of Transportation:

   Our experts are still analyzing data and conducting daily inspections of the viaduct, but to date, no significant settlement has been observed beyond the initial settlement we reported publicly on Dec. 5.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Viaduct
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Viaduct
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viaduct
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Viaduct
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Viaduct
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Viaduct