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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Aqueduct \Aq"ue*duct\, n. [F. aqueduc, OF aqueduct (Cotgr.), fr L. aquaeductus aquae, gen. of aqua water + ductus a leading, ducere to lead. See {Aqua}, {Duke}.] 1. A conductor, conduit, or artificial channel for conveying water, especially one for supplying large cities with water. Note: The term is also applied to a structure (similar to the ancient aqueducts), for conveying a canal over a river or hollow; more properly called an aqueduct bridge. 2. (Anat.) A canal or passage; as the aqueduct of Sylvius a channel connecting the third and fourth ventricles of the brain. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: aqueduct n : resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley
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