waterway

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n. 航道, 水路 [法] 水道, 水路航道

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waterways 复数 waterways

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    水路

    航道

  2. 2.

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

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同义词 1

watercourse

上位词 3

way water body of water

下位词 8

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词源

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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