aqueduct
aqueduct Lexical Profile
aqueduct Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An artificial channel, pipeline, or bridge-like masonry structure constructed to convey water from a distant source across a valley, river, or hollow.
"The ancient Roman aqueduct still stands above the valley, a testament to classical engineering."
A narrow tubular canal or passage in a bodily organ or structure through which fluid passes, such as the cerebral aqueduct in the midbrain.
"A blockage in the cerebral aqueduct can prevent cerebrospinal fluid from circulating normally."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'aqueduct' (a structure for conveying water across a gap) with 'viaduct' (a bridge-like structure carrying a road or railway across a valley).
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-16th century from Middle French aqueduc or directly from Latin aquaeductus, a compound of aqua ('water') and ductus ('a leading or conducting'), from the verb ducere ('to lead').