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AQUEDUCT

Pronunciation (US):

• AQUEDUCT (noun)
The noun AQUEDUCT has 1 sense:

1. a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley

Familiarity information: AQUEDUCT used as a noun is very rare.

• AQUEDUCT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("aqueduct" is a kind of...):

conduit (a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass)

Meronyms (parts of "aqueduct"):

arch ((architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it)

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