viaduct
a bridge for carrying a road, railroad, etc., over a valley or the like, consisting of a number of short spans.
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How to use viaduct in a sentence
The 1,243-foot-long viaduct was delayed for 20 years while officials struggled with how to build a road at 4,100 feet without damaging the environment.
Meanwhile, four young women were walking under a South Side viaduct on Monday evening when a gunman rode up on a bicycle.
An internal viaduct of lattice girders carries a double line of rails.
The largest three-hinged-arch bridge constructed is the Viaur viaduct in the south of France (fig. 30).
We meet Tuesday at noon near the Auteuil station beneath the first arch of the viaduct.
Through the Wall | Cleveland Moffett
Even the incredibly hideous iron grating of the railway viaduct set his pulse beating joyfully.
Hyacinth | George A. BirminghamOccasionally he would take an early ride before breakfast, to inspect the progress of the Sankey viaduct.
Lives of the Engineers | Samuel Smiles
British Dictionary definitions for viaduct
/ (ˈvaɪəˌdʌkt) /
a bridge, esp for carrying a road or railway across a valley, etc, consisting of a set of arches supported by a row of piers or towers
Origin of viaduct
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