aqueduct

Meaning

Noun

• An artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another.
• A structure carrying water over a river or depression, especially in regards to ancient aqueducts.
• A structure conveying fluid, such as the cerebral aqueduct or vestibular aqueduct.

Origin

• Adapted from the Latin aquaeductus ("conveyance of water"), from aqua + dūcō; compare the French aqueduc.