waterway
English Thesaurus
1. a conduit through which water flows (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | way, |
definition | : | any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | canal, |
definition | : | long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | flume, |
definition | : | watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | headrace, |
definition | : | a waterway that feeds water to a mill or water wheel or turbine (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | tailrace, |
definition | : | a watercourse that carries water away from a mill or water wheel or turbine (noun.artifact) |
2. a navigable body of water (noun.object)
hypernym | : | body of water, water, |
definition | : | the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | ditch, |
definition | : | any small natural waterway (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | mare clausum, |
definition | : | (closed sea) a navigable body of water under the jurisdiction of a single nation (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | mare liberum, |
definition | : | (free sea) a navigable body of water to which all nations have equal access (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | rapid, |
definition | : | a part of a river where the current is very fast (noun.object) |
instance hyponym | : | cross-florida waterway, okeechobee waterway, |
definition | : | a waterway used by small boats to travel between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico through Lake Okeechobee and the Caloosahatchee_Canal and the Caloosahatchee River (noun.object) |
instance hyponym | : | inland passage, inside passage, |
definition | : | a naturally protected waterway from Seattle to Skagway in southeastern Alaska (noun.object) |
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