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Word entry · 8 letters

aqueduct

Best crossword clue

"Raised canal"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈæk.wɪˌdʌkt/Part of speech nounSorted acdeqtuuStarts with AEnds with T2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

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

Word origin

Adapted borrowing from Latin aquaeductus (“conveyance of water”), from aqua (“water”) + dūcō (“to lead”, “to bring”); compare the French aqueduc.

Used in a sentence

  • All the years he’d been down there in the traffic he’d taken this aqueduct for just another bridge, nothing to tell you that canal boats and waterfowl were being carried along above your head.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Raised canal8 letters
02Raised water channel8 letters

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