Look up: aqueduct

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   Aqueduct
   originally invented by the Etruscans and modified by the Romans, the aqueduct is a channel or conduit the conducts water over long distances usually by means of gravity.
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   Aqueduct
   An aqueduct is a channel in which water flows by gravity.
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   Aqueduct
   A system of pipes and channels which brings clean water into towns
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   aqueduct
   [n] - a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley
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   Aqueduct
   A channel designed to transport water from a remote source, usually by gravity. See also: Water.
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   aqueduct
   An artificial channel for carrying water over a long distance as a system of pipes and channels to supply clean water to Roman cities or towns. Frontinus, a 1st century AD water commissioner, estimated that, every 24 hours, aqueducts supplied 1,000 million litres of water to Rome. Throughout the Empire, 500 miles of aqueducts were built. The Romans...
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   aqueduct
   (Learning Modules / Mathematics / Bridges) A channel carrying water from its source (a lake or spring) to where it is needed. The gradient of an aqueduct has to be extraordinarily constant (typically to within 10cm per km of aqueduct) for the flow to be reliable.
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   Aqueduct
   A channel, cut into the ground or raised in a chute, to carry water (Latin aqua-) from a source, via zigzags and following a slightly sloping downward path (to keep it moving) to a point of dispersal, usually for drinking. The distance of aqueducts may vary substantially. These are common for Roman forts, e.g. Great Chesters, Northumberland and at ...
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   Aqueduct
   Aqueduct: A channel for the passage of fluid.
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    aqueduct
    1.a cross-drainage work in which the canal is carried over the drainage channel or natural stream and the bottom of the canal trough,or the covering over the drainage openings,is above the high flood level in the drainage channel or natural stream.2.A structure for conveying a canal or conduit across depressions or hollows.An aqueduct may be supported on piers and can be constructed in masonry,con...
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    Aqueduct
    Aq'ue·duct noun [ French aqueduc , Old French aqueduct (Cotgr.), from Latin aquaeductus ; aquae , gen. of aqua water + ductus a leading, ducere to lead. See Aqua , Duke .] 1. A conductor, conduit, or artificial channel for conveying water, especially one for supplying large cities with water. » The term is also applied ...
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    aqueduct
    1. A conductor, conduit, or artificial channel for conveying water, especially one for supplying large cities with water. ... The term is also applied to a structure (similar to the ancient aqueducts), for conveying a canal over a river or hollow; more properly called an aqueduct bridge. ... 2. <anatomy> A canal or passage; as, the aqueduct of ...
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    aqueduct
    noun a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley
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    aqueduct
    (ak´wә-dukt″) any canal or passage. cerebral aqueduct a narrow channel in the midbrain connecting the third and fourth ventricles and containing cerebrospinal fluid. cochlear aqueduct a small canal that interconnects the scala tympani with the s...
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    Aqueduct
    • (n.) A conductor, conduit, or artificial channel for conveying water, especially one for supplying large cities with water. • (n.) A canal or passage; as, the aqueduct of Sylvius, a channel connecting the third and fourth ventricles of the brain.
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    aqueduct
    man-made conduit for carrying water (Latin aqua, `water,` and ducere, `to lead`). In a more restricted sense, aqueducts are structures used to ... [6 related articles]
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    aqueduct
    aqueduct 1. An artificial channel for the conveyance or conducting of water from place to place; a conduit; especially, an elevated structure of masonry used for this purpose. 2. A bridgelike structure that carries a water conduit or canal across a valley or over a river. 3. In physiology, a name given to several small canals through which liquids pass, ...
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    aqueduct
    A conduit or canal. Syn: aqueductus [L. aquaeductus]
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    Aqueduct
    Mountain Hardwear'spolyester and Lycra knit. Designed for wicking. Used in underwear and as a liner in windy weather.
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    aqueduct
    aqueduct (ăk'wudŭkt) [Lat.,=conveyor of water], channel or trough built to convey water, chiefly for providing a densely populated region with a supply of freshwater. The flow in aqueducts is ordinarily by means of gravity, although pumps are often used. Some aqueducts consist of tun...
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