Definition of waterway Waterway
/wɔˈtɚwejˌ/ - [woterwey] - wa•ter•way
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What does waterway mean?
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NounPlural: waterways |
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| waterway - a navigable body of water | ||
| body of water, water the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" | ||
| ditch a long narrow excavation in the earth | ||
| mare clausum (closed sea) a navigable body of water under the jurisdiction of a single nation | ||
| mare liberum (free sea) a navigable body of water to which all nations have equal access | ||
| waterway - a conduit through which water flows | ||
| watercourse | ||
| way a journey or passage; "they are on the way" | ||
| canal long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation | ||
| flume watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs | ||
| headrace a waterway that feeds water to a mill or water wheel or turbine | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- waterway (n.)
Heavy plank or timber extending fore and aft the whole length of a vessel's deck at the line of junction with the sides, forming a channel to the scuppers, which are cut through it. In iron vessels the waterway is variously constructed.
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waterway
A river, canal, or other navigable channel used as a means of travel or transport.
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A waterway is any body of water that can be used for transportation by people in boats. These include rivers, lakes, oceans, and canals.
They must be wide and deep enough for the boats, and either have no waterfalls and rapids, or have ways for boats to get around them, such as locks.
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🔤- waterway, noun, singular of waterways.
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