aqueduct

Definitions


[ˈakwɪdʌkt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge across a valley or other gap
(e.g: the location of the fountain is the termination of one of ancient Rome's aqueducts)

- a small duct in the body containing fluid
(e.g: the stenosis causing obstructive hydrocephalus was present in the cerebral aqueduct)


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




definition by Oxford Dictionaries