as in canal
an open man-made passageway for water
the Erie Canal was superseded by a much larger waterway, the New York State Barge Canal
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Recent Examples of waterway
The Grand Canyon is one of the world’s most famous waterways, and its stretch of the Colorado River and its tributaries are protected.
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Owen Clarke, Outside, 9 Jan. 2026
On March 29, 2007, the body of an infant was found by a fisherman in a waterway east of Woodland, according to a Yolo County Sheriff’s Office news release.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Johnston said sediment and excess nutrients contribute to algae growth, cloud waterways, and harm aquatic life, including oysters in the South River and Chesapeake Bay.
—Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Maersk first tacked on these surcharges at the start of the Red Sea crisis in December 2023, when Houthi militants in Yemen began to launch drone and missile attacks against commercial ships passing through the waterway.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Jan. 2026
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Trump had posted some of Loomer’s footage on his Truth Social account and threatened to seize the canal, prompting Panamanians to burn effigies of him.—
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As the population swelled, the Uji was joined with the Yodo and Katsura Rivers to create a network of canals for the transport of goods, expanding the shogun’s economic reach and power.—
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Kavala offers a stunning mix of ancient history and modern city life, with its iconic aqueduct standing tall.—
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The tunnel would create a second route to transport water from new intakes on the Sacramento River to the south side of the Delta, where pumps send water into the aqueducts of the State Water Project.—
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“Waterway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterway. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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