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noun
- 1. a river, canal, or other route for travel by water: "the canal was a very successful commercial waterway"
- 2. a thick plank or angle iron at the outer edge of the deck of a vessel, which joins the vessel's side to its deck and directs water overboard via the scuppers.
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1. : a way or channel for water. 2. : a navigable body of water. Synonyms. aqueduct. canal. channel. conduit. course. flume. racecourse. raceway. watercourse. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of waterway in a Sentence. the Erie Canal was superseded by a much larger waterway, the New York State Barge Canal.
Waterway definition: a river, canal, or other body of water serving as a route or way of travel or transport.. See examples of WATERWAY used in a sentence.
WATERWAY definition: 1. a narrow area of water, such as a river or canal, that ships or boats can sail along 2. a narrow…. Learn more.
WATERWAY meaning: 1. a narrow area of water, such as a river or canal, that ships or boats can sail along 2. a narrow…. Learn more.
A waterway is any navigable body of water. Broad distinctions are useful to avoid ambiguity, and disambiguation will be of varying importance depending on the nuance of the equivalent word in other ways. A first distinction is necessary between maritime shipping routes and waterways used by inland water craft.
A waterway is a canal, river, or narrow channel of sea which ships or boats can sail along.
Any place you can navigate by boat is a waterway, whether it's a river, a stream, or a canal. The city of Venice, Italy is famous for having waterways instead of paved streets — to get around there, you'll need to hire a gondola instead of a taxi.
Define waterway. waterway synonyms, waterway pronunciation, waterway translation, English dictionary definition of waterway. n. 1. A navigable body of water, such as a river, channel, or canal. 2. A channel at the edge of a ship's deck to drain away water. American Heritage®...
Definition of waterway noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
WATERWAY definition: a river or canal (= river made by people, not nature) that people can use to travel along. Learn more.
