waterway
A body of water, such as a river, channel or canal, that is navigableA body of water, such as a river, channel or canal, that is navigable.
» The waterways ramify across the plain.
Meaning
2 sensesA body of water, such as a river, channel or canal, that is navigable.
Wasserstraße, Wasserweg, Fahrwasser
фарва́терfarvátɛr, во́дный путьvódnyj putʹ
a navigable body of water
A conduit or watercourse, such as on the deck of a ship, to drain water.
a conduit through which water flows
Examples
10 sentencesThe waterways ramify across the plain.
The waterways branch out across the plain.
A river and a canal are both types of waterway.
Ziri explored the waterways as far down as he could.
Ocean acidification is affecting the entire world’s oceans, including coastal estuaries and waterways.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English waterwey, from Old English wæterweġ (“waterway”), from Proto-West GermFrom Middle English waterwey, from Old English wæterweġ (“waterway”), from Proto-West Germanic *watarweg, equivalent to water + way. Compare Saterland Frisian Woaterwai (“waterway”), West Frisian wetterwei (“waterway”), Dutch waterweg (“waterway”), German Wasserweg (“waterway”), Danish vandvej (“waterway”), Swedish vattenväg (“waterway”).
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Forms
plural: waterwaysSynonyms
1 synonyms- a conduit through which water flows:watercourse