Synonyms for waterway
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : waw-ter-wey, wot-er- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɔ tərˌweɪ, ˈwɒt ər- |
Top 10 synonyms for waterway Other synonyms for the word waterway
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
- 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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