waterway

English

Etymology

From Middle English waterwey, from Old English wæterweġ (“waterway”), from Proto-West Germanic *watarweg, equivalent to water +‎ way. Compare Saterland Frisian Woaterwai (“waterway”), West Frisian wetterwei (“waterway”), Dutch waterweg (“waterway”), German Wasserweg (“waterway”), Danish vandvej (“waterway”), Swedish vattenväg (“waterway”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

waterway (plural waterways)

  2. A body of water, such as a river, channel or canal, that is navigable.
    Hyponyms: shipway, seaway, canal
    • 2013 March 12, Vivian Kuo, “No answers in disappearance of New Orleans teacher”, in CNN‎[1], archived from the original on 1 July 2018:
      As hundreds of volunteers and police scoured parks and waterways in an area of New Orleans Tuesday, there were many questions but few answers about the disappearance 11 days ago of a 26-year-old teacher.
  4. A conduit or watercourse, such as on the deck of a ship, to drain water.

Translations

navigable body of water

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