viaduct
via·duct
viaduct · viaducts
віадук
виадук
Viadukt
A bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley or other…A bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley or other obstacles.
UK/ˈvaɪədʌkt/US/ˈvaɪəˌdʌk(t)/
» They're building a new viaduct there.
Meaning
1 sensesA bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley or other obstacles.
Viadukt
виаду́кviadúk
віаду́кviadúk
bridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to carry a road (or railroad) over a valley
Examples
1 sentencesThey're building a new viaduct there.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.:
Русский
By meaning 1
bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.:
Origin
Coined in 1816, from Latin via (“highway; road”) + English -duct, on the basis of aqueductCoined in 1816, from Latin via (“highway; road”) + English -duct, on the basis of aqueduct.
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