aqueduct Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley

WordNet

Aq"ue*duct noun
Etymology
F. aqueduc, OF. aqueduct (Cotgr.), fr. L. aquaeductus; aquae, gen. of aqua water + ductus a leading, ducere to lead. See Aqua, Duke.
Definitions
  1. A conductor, conduit, or artificial channel for conveying water, especially one for supplying large cities with water. ✍ 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.

Webster 1913