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aqueduct

English

Alternative forms

  • aquaeduct
  • aquæduct (archaic)

Etymology

Adapted from the Latin aquaeductus (“conveyance of water”), from aqua (“water”) + d?c? (“I lead”, “I bring”); compare the French aqueduc.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?æk.w??d?kt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?æk.w??d?kt/
  • (US, see note) IPA(key): /??k.w??d?kt/

Usage notes

The newer IPA(key): /??k-/ pronunciation (prescriptive based on the Latin etymology) has been objected to by some commentators.

Noun

aqueduct (plural aqueducts)

  1. An artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another.
  2. A structure carrying water over a river or depression, especially in regards to ancient aqueducts.
  3. (anatomy) A structure conveying fluid, such as the cerebral aqueduct or vestibular aqueduct.

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References

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bridges

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?b??d??z/

Noun

bridges

  1. plural of bridge

Verb

bridges

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bridge

Anagrams

  • begirds

French

Noun

bridges m

  1. plural of bridge

Swedish

Noun

bridges

  1. indefinite genitive singular of bridge

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  • what bridges are in san francisco
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  • what bridges cross the hudson river
  • what bridges are closed in cincinnati
  • what bridges cross the mississippi river
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