aqueduct
pronunciation
How to pronounce aqueduct in British English:
UK [ˈækwɪdʌkt]
How to pronounce aqueduct in American English:
US [ˈækwɪdʌkt]
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- Noun:
- a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley
Word Origin
- aqueduct (n.)
- 1530s, from Latin aquaeductus "conveyance of water," from aquae, genitive of aqua "water" (see aqua-), + ductus "a leading, conducting," past participle of ducere "to lead" (see duke (n.)).
Example
- 1. Birmingham built an aqueduct from wales that still serves the city .
- 2. Travelers can get a look at this ancient public latrine ( no longer in operation ) that includes 20 " stations " ; it 's " flushed " by water that 's carried by an aqueduct below each seat .
- 3. This knowledge , along with their extraordinary skills in structural engineering , was sufficient for them to construct the massive aqueduct systems including rudimentary siphons .
- 4. In good years , los angeles gets two-thirds of its water from the colorado river and the california aqueduct built in the 1960s to distribute water from the san joaquin-sacramento river delta to farmers in central valley and communities along the way .