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Aqueduct
Aqueduct Aq"ue*duct, n. [F. aqueduc, OF. aqueduct (Cotgr.), fr. L. aquaeductus; aquae, gen. of aqua water + ductus a leading, ducere to lead. See Aqua, Duke.] 1. A conductor, conduit, or artificial channel for conveying water, especially one for supplying large cities with water. Note: The term is also applied to a structure (similar to the ancient aqueducts), for conveying a canal over a river or hollow; more properly called an aqueduct bridge. 2. (Anat.) A canal or passage; as, the aqueduct of Sylvius, a channel connecting the third and fourth ventricles of the brain.

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- L'Aqueduc de Louveciennes (Louveciennes Aqueduct), sometimes called Aqueduc de Marly (Marly Aqueduct) is an aqueduct built in the 17th century under the...
- The Roquefavour Aqueduct (French: Aqueduc de Roquefavour) is an aqueduct in the commune of Ventabren, near Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France....
- (STM) and serves the Orange Line. The station, planned under the name "Aqueduc", was designed by the firm of David, Boulva & Cleve. A sculptural grille...
- Rome. Dorling Kindersley. pp. 36–37. ISBN 1-4053-1090-1. Frontin, Les Aqueducs de la ville de Rome, translation and commentary by Pierre Grimal, Société...
- The machine was inaugurated June 13, 1684 by the king and his court. The aqueduc de Louveciennes was completed in 1685 and the entire project, three years...
- measuring the flow in the river Seine. He rose to fame with the design of the Aqueduc de Saint-Clément near Montpellier (the construction lasted thirteen years)...
- Aqueducts on the Canal du Midi will be named either as an aqueduct (French: aqueduc) or a canal bridge (French: pont-canal). In most cases, the aqueduct is...
- Chanson, H. (2002). Certains Aspects de la Conception hydrauliques des Aqueducs Romains. ('Some Aspect on the Hydraulic Design of Roman Aqueducts.') Journal...
- The Aqueduct of the Gier (French Aqueduc du Gier) is an ancient Roman aqueduct probably constructed in the 1st century AD to provide water for Lugdunum...
- The Fontenay aqueduct, also known as Aqueduc du Cher, is a largely underground aqueduct that helped supply water to the ancient city of Caesarodunum (now...