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    waterway
    /ˈwɔːtəweɪ/

    noun

    • 1. a river, canal, or other route for travel by water: "the canal was a very successful commercial waterway"
    • 2. a channel at the outer edge of a deck of a boat that allows water to run off.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWATERWAY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    WATERWAY definition: 1. a narrow area of water, such as a river or canal, that ships or boats can sail along 2. a narrow…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › waterwayWaterway Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : a way or channel for water. 2. : a navigable body of water. Synonyms. aqueduct. canal. channel. conduit. course. flume. racecourse. raceway. watercourse. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of waterway in a Sentence. the Erie Canal was superseded by a much larger waterway, the New York State Barge Canal.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › waterwayWATERWAY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Waterway definition: a river, canal, or other body of water serving as a route or way of travel or transport.. See examples of WATERWAY used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWATERWAY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    WATERWAY meaning: 1. a narrow area of water, such as a river or canal, that ships or boats can sail along 2. a narrow…. Learn more.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › WaterwayWaterway - Wikipedia

    A waterway is any navigable body of water. Broad distinctions are useful to avoid ambiguity, and disambiguation will be of varying importance depending on the nuance of the equivalent word in other ways. A first distinction is necessary between maritime shipping routes and waterways used by inland water craft.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWATERWAY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A waterway is a canal, river, or narrow channel of sea which ships or boats can sail along.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › waterwayWaterway - definition of waterway by The Free Dictionary

    Define waterway. waterway synonyms, waterway pronunciation, waterway translation, English dictionary definition of waterway. n. 1. A navigable body of water, such as a river, channel, or canal. 2. A channel at the edge of a ship's deck to drain away water. American Heritage®...

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishwaterway noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of waterway noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishWATERWAY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    WATERWAY definition: a river or canal (= river made by people, not nature) that people can use to travel along. Learn more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › waterwaywaterway | meaning of waterway in Longman Dictionary of...

    waterway meaning, definition, what is waterway: a river or canal that boats travel on: Learn more.