aqueduct
US /ˈækwɪˌdʌkt/
・UK /'ækwɪdʌkt/
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n. (c.)Countable NounBridge that carries water over a valley
Aqueducts were first used in Ancient Rome to provide fresh water
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Dubrovnik Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia
- Refresh yourself at Onatrio's fountain and enjoy spring water as pure as when it was first piped here by aqueduct 500 years ago.
Refresh yourself at Onatrio's fountain and enjoy spring water as pure as when it was first piped here by aqueduct 500 years ago.
- and enjoy spring water as pure as when it was first piped here by aqueduct 500 years ago.
and enjoy spring water as pure as when it was first piped here by aqueduct 500 years ago.
Hoover and the Great Depression
- public works projects like the Hoover Dam and the Los Angeles Aqueduct. He raised taxes
public works projects like the Hoover Dam and the Los Angeles Aqueduct. He raised taxes
- Hoover countered by vastly increasing government spending, offering a nine-point plan that included major public works projects like the Hoover Dam and the Los Angeles Aqueduct.
Hoover countered by vastly increasing government spending, offering a nine-point plan that included major public works projects like the Hoover Dam and the Los Angeles Aqueduct.
Maybe rich people should build weird fountains again
- After the cascades, there's the artificial waterfalls, and then the bridge, which leads to the colossal aqueduct, wind and spray all blowing around from the force of the water.
After the cascades, there's the artificial waterfalls, and then the bridge, which leads to the colossal aqueduct, wind and spray all blowing around from the force of the water.
- the colossal aqueduct, wind and spray all blowing around
the colossal aqueduct, wind and spray all blowing around
New York City - December 2012 (Full Video)
- road trip. We take I-87 south, passing under the Aqueduct Bridge, the oldest surviving
road trip. We take I-87 south, passing under the Aqueduct Bridge, the oldest surviving
- We take I-87 south, passing under the Aqueduct Bridge, the oldest surviving bridge in the city.
We take I-87 south, passing under the Aqueduct Bridge, the oldest surviving bridge in the city.
Improve Your English by Reading (Even if you HATE reading!)
- So, when you come across a new word like aqua, aqueduct, aqua, aqua means water, and then you can kind of grab a dictionary, go on your phone or whatever you're using as a dictionary these days and look at the word.
So, when you come across a new word like aqua, aqueduct, aqua, aqua means water, and then you can kind of grab a dictionary, go on your phone or whatever you're using as a dictionary these days and look at the word.
Why Los Angeles Is Americas Most Confusing City
- Around this period, the Los Angeles Aqueduct was constructed.
Around this period, the Los Angeles Aqueduct was constructed.
- Around this period, the Los Angeles Aqueduct was constructed.
Around this period, the Los Angeles Aqueduct was constructed.
BBC Building the Ancient City Athens and Rome 2of2
- This particular aqueduct, built by the Emperor Claudius, went 45 miles back.
This particular aqueduct, built by the Emperor Claudius, went 45 miles back.
- And he wrote down, being an extraordinarily efficient man, in absolute detail about each aqueduct, exactly how long it is, how many litres of water it carried, how many men it had in their maintenance teams, and
And he wrote down, being an extraordinarily efficient man, in absolute detail about each aqueduct, exactly how long it is, how many litres of water it carried, how many men it had in their maintenance teams, and
BBC - Italy Unpacked: Looking to the Future : Learn English!
- by a sort of shattered aqueduct.
by a sort of shattered aqueduct.
- This melancholy figure, as it were, stranded among the ruins of this new modern Italy by sort of shattered aqueduct, a night sky.
This melancholy figure, as it were, stranded among the ruins of this new modern Italy by sort of shattered aqueduct, a night sky.
How Central Park Was Created Entirely By Design and Not By Nature | Architectural Digest
- The statue commemorates the completion of the Croton Aqueduct in 1842, which brought fresh water to New York City, which was actually a really big deal, because before that, cholera and yellow fever were a big issue because of unclean water.
The statue commemorates the completion of the Croton Aqueduct in 1842, which brought fresh water to New York City, which was actually a really big deal, because before that, cholera and yellow fever were a big issue because of unclean water.
- The statue commemorates the completion of the Croton Aqueduct in 1842, which brought fresh water to New York City, which was actually a really big deal because before that, cholera and yellow fever were a big issue because of unclean water.
The statue commemorates the completion of the Croton Aqueduct in 1842, which brought fresh water to New York City, which was actually a really big deal because before that, cholera and yellow fever were a big issue because of unclean water.
A Tour through Ancient Rome in 320 C.E.
- So one of the most impressive structures that I'm seeing is this aqueduct, this highway for water.
So one of the most impressive structures that I'm seeing is this aqueduct, this highway for water.
- that I'm seeing is this aqueduct, this highway for water.
that I'm seeing is this aqueduct, this highway for water.