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Grammar : Noun
Spell : waw-ter-wey, wot-er-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɔ tərˌweɪ, ˈwɒt ər-

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Définition of waterway

Origin :
  • Old English wæterweg; see water (n.1) + way.
  • As in trench : noun ditch, channel dug in earth
  • As in thoroughfare : noun roadway
  • As in estuary : noun mouth
Example sentences :
  • They may be "The waterway is not clear," or "Small junks should anchor here."
  • Extract from : « From Pole to Pole » by Sven Anders Hedin
  • Injuring any road, rail, or waterway, or means of communication.
  • Extract from : « The Message » by Alec John Dawson
  • We get a waterway for large ships to within fifty miles of Damascus.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Gordon, Volume II » by Demetrius Charles Boulger
  • They halted on the bridge and looked over the balustrade, up the waterway.
  • Extract from : « The Mercenary » by W. J. Eccott
  • Now that the monks had the waterway and could get at their forests, they pushed the industry.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Coniston » by William Gershom Collingwood
  • The waterway from Mandalay to the sea was under our control.
  • Extract from : « The Pacification of Burma » by Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite
  • This system of waterway drains the whole province of Hunan and beyond.
  • Extract from : « The International Development of China » by Sun Yat-sen
  • Every hsien, city, and important town is reached by waterway.
  • Extract from : « The International Development of China » by Sun Yat-sen
  • Yet the fact remains that the waterway does have its place in transport.
  • Extract from : « Our Railroads To-Morrow » by Edward Hungerford
  • The one obstruction in the waterway is a fall of 165 ft. in the Kebbi.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 » by Various
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