Definition of aqueduct in English:

aqueduct

noun ˈakwɪdʌkt

1An artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge across a valley or other gap.
Example sentencesExamples
- It was the only aqueduct on the Erie Canal to carry both a water trough and a towpath over a river.
- From soaring aqueducts, deep tunnels and locks, to weathered stone showing signs of towing lines, some well-known, others not, the network offers visitors an evolving museum on their doorsteps.
- As it was dark, the storks were sleeping safely in their high roosting places on the tall pillars of the aqueduct.
- A river from the fading distance, which is one mist of collapsed aqueducts and castles, wanders between poplars and pollarded willows.
- (The lower level of the aqueduct was intended as a bridge for people to use, and it remains this to this day).
- With local labour and resources, a two and a half kilometre canal, the seguia, was built of reinforced concrete, with a stone aqueduct over the valley that can also carry pedestrians.
- The card is an old picture of what appears to be a Roman aqueduct - a bridge over a river.
- There is also a visitor centre and beautiful walks next to the River Avon and under the aqueduct carrying the Union Canal.
- A three-span bridge will carry the road over Semington Brook and an aqueduct will be built to take the Kennet and Avon canal over the bypass.
- Police inquiries revealed that he was a keen cyclist - and a bike found earlier this month on the aqueduct crossing the River Lune near Halton has now been identified as his.
- One of the biggest costs involved was the construction of a £1m aqueduct to carry the Kennet and Avon Canal over the road.
- Some arch bridges and aqueducts built by the Romans are still standing.
- At one point, the track ran alongside an aqueduct on a bridge over a road.
- The aqueduct at Segovia in Spain is 60 meters high in places.
- Below the weir pool, a 200-year-old aqueduct in honey-coloured stone carries the canal through two right angles across the narrow, wooded valley.
- A canal, carried over the Mersey on an aqueduct, was constructed by authority of Parliament.
Synonyms
conduit, race, channel, watercourse, waterway, sluice, sluiceway, spillway
2Anatomy
A small duct in the body containing fluid.
〔剖〕导管
Example sentencesExamples
- While at Queen Square he wrote an MD thesis on the radiology of the aqueduct and fourth ventricle.
- The root fibers arising from the trochlear nuclei form a decussation dorsal to the mesencephalic aqueduct, and they are the only cranial nerves that cross completely and that leave the dorsal aspect of the brain stem.
- The tumor measured 64 x 35 x 27 mm and extended from the aqueduct to the Cl level of the spinal cord.
- From the lateral ventricles CSF drains into the central third ventricle, and thence through the aqueduct in the midbrain into the fourth ventricle.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from obsolete French (now aqueduc), from Latin aquae ductus 'conduit', from aqua 'water' + ducere 'to lead'.

Definition of aqueduct in US English:

aqueduct

noun

1An artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge across a valley or other gap.
Example sentencesExamples
- Additional aqueducts have been built, but water is still scarce in some areas of the city.
- The Romans excelled in those things which the Greeks took little interest in such as the building of roads, aqueducts and sewers.
- Even today, residents of desert outposts like Khotan and Korla live as they have for centuries, funneling precious water in ancient aqueducts to fields bursting with grapes and apricots.
- The Los Angeles water project carries water 300 miles through a system of aqueducts and siphons.
- In California the delta island levees in the Sacramento river area are breached, disrupting the aqueduct system transporting water from north to south.
- Water is delivered here by an aqueduct that cuts through 242 miles of desert.
- This led to chronic legal conflict, particularly when small communities used water from aqueducts that served Philadelphia, Boston, or New York City.
- Finally we visited part of the Roman aqueduct that brought water from the mountains into the city.
- Los Angeles still draws half of its water from the aqueduct.
- He built aqueducts to supply the city with water.
- You see, this young engineer Attilus builds a great aqueduct to bring water from the slopes of Vesuvius sixty miles to Pompeii and other towns on the Bay of Naples.
- One of these bridges is also a live aqueduct that supplies irrigation water to fields in surrounding areas.
- Elaborate systems of aqueducts and ditches brought water from dammed springs to planted terraces, demonstrating engineering and building skills as well as planning and organizing abilities.
- The water in the aqueducts is under pressure and we obviously have to make sure that our work doesn't disrupt the pipes or the water supply in any way.
- Red sky creeps over the aqueduct, making the water look dark.
- By all accounts it was magnificent settlement supplied with plentiful water from aqueducts powered by windmills.
- The same technique was employed in Egypt, with the collected water stored underground in aqueducts.
- Yonkers, on the other hand, began work in September 1873 on its own aqueduct that would deliver water from the Sprain Brook.
- It seems likely, judging from the sediments in the water channels, that the aqueduct went on supplying water to Nîmes until the early medieval period.
- The next bridge may look like just an ordinary footbridge but it's also a covered aqueduct, transporting the waters of the ancient River Tyburn across the canal.
Synonyms
conduit, race, channel, watercourse, waterway, sluice, sluiceway, spillway
1. 1.1Anatomy A small canal containing fluid.
  〔剖〕导管
  Example sentencesExamples
  The tumor measured 64 x 35 x 27 mm and extended from the aqueduct to the Cl level of the spinal cord.
  While at Queen Square he wrote an MD thesis on the radiology of the aqueduct and fourth ventricle.
  The root fibers arising from the trochlear nuclei form a decussation dorsal to the mesencephalic aqueduct, and they are the only cranial nerves that cross completely and that leave the dorsal aspect of the brain stem.
  From the lateral ventricles CSF drains into the central third ventricle, and thence through the aqueduct in the midbrain into the fourth ventricle.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from obsolete French (now aqueduc), from Latin aquae ductus ‘conduit’, from aqua ‘water’ + ducere ‘to lead’.

词汇	aqueduct
释义	Definition of aqueduct in English: aqueduct noun ˈakwɪdʌkt 1An artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge across a valley or other gap. Example sentencesExamples It was the only aqueduct on the Erie Canal to carry both a water trough and a towpath over a river. From soaring aqueducts, deep tunnels and locks, to weathered stone showing signs of towing lines, some well-known, others not, the network offers visitors an evolving museum on their doorsteps. As it was dark, the storks were sleeping safely in their high roosting places on the tall pillars of the aqueduct. A river from the fading distance, which is one mist of collapsed aqueducts and castles, wanders between poplars and pollarded willows. (The lower level of the aqueduct was intended as a bridge for people to use, and it remains this to this day). With local labour and resources, a two and a half kilometre canal, the seguia, was built of reinforced concrete, with a stone aqueduct over the valley that can also carry pedestrians. The card is an old picture of what appears to be a Roman aqueduct - a bridge over a river. There is also a visitor centre and beautiful walks next to the River Avon and under the aqueduct carrying the Union Canal. A three-span bridge will carry the road over Semington Brook and an aqueduct will be built to take the Kennet and Avon canal over the bypass. Police inquiries revealed that he was a keen cyclist - and a bike found earlier this month on the aqueduct crossing the River Lune near Halton has now been identified as his. One of the biggest costs involved was the construction of a £1m aqueduct to carry the Kennet and Avon Canal over the road. Some arch bridges and aqueducts built by the Romans are still standing. At one point, the track ran alongside an aqueduct on a bridge over a road. The aqueduct at Segovia in Spain is 60 meters high in places. Below the weir pool, a 200-year-old aqueduct in honey-coloured stone carries the canal through two right angles across the narrow, wooded valley. A canal, carried over the Mersey on an aqueduct, was constructed by authority of Parliament. Synonyms conduit, race, channel, watercourse, waterway, sluice, sluiceway, spillway 2Anatomy A small duct in the body containing fluid. 〔剖〕导管 Example sentencesExamples While at Queen Square he wrote an MD thesis on the radiology of the aqueduct and fourth ventricle. The root fibers arising from the trochlear nuclei form a decussation dorsal to the mesencephalic aqueduct, and they are the only cranial nerves that cross completely and that leave the dorsal aspect of the brain stem. The tumor measured 64 x 35 x 27 mm and extended from the aqueduct to the Cl level of the spinal cord. From the lateral ventricles CSF drains into the central third ventricle, and thence through the aqueduct in the midbrain into the fourth ventricle. Origin Mid 16th century: from obsolete French (now aqueduc), from Latin aquae ductus 'conduit', from aqua 'water' + ducere 'to lead'. Definition of aqueduct in US English: aqueduct noun 1An artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge across a valley or other gap. Example sentencesExamples Additional aqueducts have been built, but water is still scarce in some areas of the city. The Romans excelled in those things which the Greeks took little interest in such as the building of roads, aqueducts and sewers. Even today, residents of desert outposts like Khotan and Korla live as they have for centuries, funneling precious water in ancient aqueducts to fields bursting with grapes and apricots. The Los Angeles water project carries water 300 miles through a system of aqueducts and siphons. In California the delta island levees in the Sacramento river area are breached, disrupting the aqueduct system transporting water from north to south. Water is delivered here by an aqueduct that cuts through 242 miles of desert. This led to chronic legal conflict, particularly when small communities used water from aqueducts that served Philadelphia, Boston, or New York City. Finally we visited part of the Roman aqueduct that brought water from the mountains into the city. Los Angeles still draws half of its water from the aqueduct. He built aqueducts to supply the city with water. You see, this young engineer Attilus builds a great aqueduct to bring water from the slopes of Vesuvius sixty miles to Pompeii and other towns on the Bay of Naples. One of these bridges is also a live aqueduct that supplies irrigation water to fields in surrounding areas. Elaborate systems of aqueducts and ditches brought water from dammed springs to planted terraces, demonstrating engineering and building skills as well as planning and organizing abilities. The water in the aqueducts is under pressure and we obviously have to make sure that our work doesn't disrupt the pipes or the water supply in any way. Red sky creeps over the aqueduct, making the water look dark. By all accounts it was magnificent settlement supplied with plentiful water from aqueducts powered by windmills. The same technique was employed in Egypt, with the collected water stored underground in aqueducts. Yonkers, on the other hand, began work in September 1873 on its own aqueduct that would deliver water from the Sprain Brook. It seems likely, judging from the sediments in the water channels, that the aqueduct went on supplying water to Nîmes until the early medieval period. The next bridge may look like just an ordinary footbridge but it's also a covered aqueduct, transporting the waters of the ancient River Tyburn across the canal. Synonyms conduit, race, channel, watercourse, waterway, sluice, sluiceway, spillway 1.1Anatomy A small canal containing fluid. 〔剖〕导管 Example sentencesExamples The tumor measured 64 x 35 x 27 mm and extended from the aqueduct to the Cl level of the spinal cord. While at Queen Square he wrote an MD thesis on the radiology of the aqueduct and fourth ventricle. The root fibers arising from the trochlear nuclei form a decussation dorsal to the mesencephalic aqueduct, and they are the only cranial nerves that cross completely and that leave the dorsal aspect of the brain stem. From the lateral ventricles CSF drains into the central third ventricle, and thence through the aqueduct in the midbrain into the fourth ventricle. Origin Mid 16th century: from obsolete French (now aqueduc), from Latin aquae ductus ‘conduit’, from aqua ‘water’ + ducere ‘to lead’.
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