Meanings
nounaqueduct (plural aqueducts)
plural aqueducts · alternative archaic aquaeduct · alternative archaic aquæduct
- An artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another.
- A structure carrying water over a river or depression, especially an ancient structure.
All the years he’d been down there in the traffic he’d taken this aqueduct for just another bridge, nothing to tell you that canal boats and waterfowl were being carried along above your head.
2017, Kamila Shamsie, Home Fire, Bloomsbury (2018), page 57 - anatomyA structure conveying fluid, such as the cerebral aqueduct or vestibular aqueduct.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ékʷeh₂
- Proto-Italic*akʷā
- Latinaquae
- Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
- Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
- Proto-Italic*doukō
- Latindūcō
- Latinductus
- Latinaquaeductus
- Englishaqueduct
Adapted borrowing from Latin aquaeductus (“conveyance of water”), from aqua (“water”) + dūcō (“to lead”, “to bring”); compare the French aqueduc.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans akwaduk
- akwadukan artificial channel conveying water
Ancient Greek ὑδραγώγιον, ὀχετός
- ὑδραγώγιον (hudragṓgion)an artificial channel conveying water
- ὀχετός (okhetós)an artificial channel conveying water
Bulgarian акведу́кт, акведу́кт
- акведу́кт (akvedúkt)an artificial channel conveying water
- акведу́кт (akvedúkt)a structure carrying water
Catalan aqüeducte, aqüeducte
- aqüeductean artificial channel conveying water
- aqüeductea structure carrying water
Chinese Mandarin 水渠, 水道
- 水渠 (shuǐqú)an artificial channel conveying water
- 水道 (shuǐdào)a structure carrying water
- 水路 (shuǐlù)a structure carrying water
Czech akvadukt, akvadukt
- akvaduktan artificial channel conveying water
- akvadukta structure carrying water
Danish akvædukt
- akvæduktan artificial channel conveying water
Dutch aquaduct, aquaduct
- aquaductan artificial channel conveying water
- aquaducta structure carrying water
Esperanto akvedukto
- akveduktoan artificial channel conveying water
Finnish akvedukti, akvedukti
- akveduktian artificial channel conveying water
- akveduktia structure carrying water
French aqueduc, aqueduc
- aqueducan artificial channel conveying water
- aqueduca structure carrying water
German Aquädukt, Aquädukt
- Aquäduktan artificial channel conveying water
- Aquädukta structure carrying water
Greek υδραγωγείο, υδραγωγείο
- υδραγωγείο (ydragogeío)an artificial channel conveying water
- υδραγωγείο (ydragogeío)a structure carrying water
Hebrew אַמַּת מַיִם
- אַמַּת מַיִם (amát máyim)a structure carrying water
Hungarian vízvezeték, akvedukt
- vízvezetékan artificial channel conveying water
- akvedukta structure carrying water
- akvadukta structure carrying water
- csatornahída structure carrying water
- csatornaanatomy: a structure conveying fluid, such as the cerebral aqueduct or vestibular aqueduct
- zsilipanatomy: a structure conveying fluid, such as the cerebral aqueduct or vestibular aqueduct
Indonesian akueduk
- akuedukan artificial channel conveying water
Italian acquedotto, acquedotto
- acquedottoan artificial channel conveying water
- acquedottoa structure carrying water
Japanese 水道橋, 水道
- 水道橋 (suidōkyō)an artificial channel conveying water
- 水道 (suidō)a structure carrying water
Korean 수도교, 수도
- 수도교 (sudogyo)an artificial channel conveying water
- 수도 (sudo)a structure carrying water
- 수로 (suro)a structure carrying water
Latin aquaeductus, aquaeductus
- aquaeductusan artificial channel conveying water
- aquaeductusa structure carrying water
Latvian ūdensvads, akvedukts
- ūdensvadsan artificial channel conveying water
- akveduktsan artificial channel conveying water
- ūdensvadsa structure carrying water
- akveduktsa structure carrying water
Lithuanian akvedukas
- akvedukasan artificial channel conveying water
Malay akueduk, akueduk
- akuedukan artificial channel conveying water
- akueduka structure carrying water
Norwegian Bokmål akvedukt
- akvedukta structure carrying water
Persian آبراهه
- آبراهه (ābrāhe)an artificial channel conveying water
Polish akwedukt, akwedukt
- akweduktan artificial channel conveying water
- akwedukta structure carrying water
Portuguese aqueduto, aqueduto
- aquedutoan artificial channel conveying water
- aquedutoa structure carrying water
Romanian apeduct, apeduct
- apeductan artificial channel conveying water
- apeducta structure carrying water
Russian акведу́к, акведу́к
- акведу́к (akvedúk)an artificial channel conveying water
- акведу́к (akvedúk)a structure carrying water
Slovak akvadukt
- akvaduktan artificial channel conveying water
Spanish acueducto, aguaducho
- acueductoan artificial channel conveying water
- aguaduchoan artificial channel conveying water
- acueductoa structure carrying water
- aguaduchoa structure carrying water
Swedish akvedukt
- akveduktan artificial channel conveying water
Tamil தொட்டிப் பாலம், தொட்டிப்பாலம்
- தொட்டிப் பாலம் (toṭṭip pālam)an artificial channel conveying water
- தொட்டிப்பாலம் (toṭṭippālam)an artificial channel conveying water
Thai สะพานส่งน้ำ
- สะพานส่งน้ำ (sà-paan-sòng-náam)an artificial channel conveying water
Turkish su kemeri
- su kemerian artificial channel conveying water
Ukrainian акведу́к
- акведу́к (akvedúk)an artificial channel conveying water
Welsh dyfrbont, traphont ddŵr
- dyfrbontan artificial channel conveying water
- traphont ddŵran artificial channel conveying water
- pont cario dŵra structure carrying water
- traphonta structure carrying water
Cite this entry
APA
aqueduct. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aqueduct
MLA
“aqueduct.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aqueduct. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aqueduct,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aqueduct.
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