waterway

CEFRB2

/wˈɔtəˌrweɪ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A river, canal, or other route used by boats.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A conduit or watercourse, such as on the deck of a ship, to drain water.

Examples

  • A river and a canal are both types of waterway.

  • As hundreds of volunteers and police scoured parks and waterways in an area of New Orleans Tuesday, there were many questions but few answers about the disappearance 11 days ago of a 26-year-old teacher.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

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noun

Extra meaning

  1. A body of water, such as a river, channel or canal, that is navigable.

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Origin

noun

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”).