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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
wa·ter·way 
[waw-ter-wey, wot-er-] Pronunciation Key
[waw-ter-wey, wot-er-] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a river, canal, or other body of water serving as a route or way of travel or transport. |
| 2. | Shipbuilding. (in a steel or iron vessel) a depressed gutter at the edge of the deck inside the bulwarks, used esp. when the decking is wooden. |
| 3. | a channel for vessels, as a fairway in a harbor. |
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| wa·ter·way
(wô'tər-wā', wŏt'ər-) Pronunciation Key
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| waterway | |
noun | |
| 1. | a navigable body of water |
| 2. | a conduit through which water flows [syn: watercourse] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
Lochmoor Waterway Estates, FL (CDP, FIPS 40985) Location: 26.64375 N, 81.91014 W
Population (1990): 4091 (1907 housing units)
Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Waterway
Wa"ter*way`\, n. (Naut.) Heavy plank or timber extending fore and aft the whole length of a vessel's deck at the line of junction with the sides, forming a channel to the scuppers, which are cut through it. In iron vessels the waterway is variously constructed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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