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waterway

wa·ter·way

UK/ˈwɔːtəweɪ/ US/ˈwoːtəwɛj/ rare

noun

1.
2.

a conduit through which water flows

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Origin

From Middle English waterwey, from Old English wæterweġ (“waterway”), from Proto-West Germanic *watarweg, equivalent to water + way. Compare Saterland Frisian Woaterwai (“waterway”), West Frisian wetterwei (“waterway”), Dutch waterweg (“waterway”), German Wasserweg (“waterway”), Danish vandvej (“waterway”), Swedish vattenväg (“waterway”).

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