an aqueduct is built to convey water

См. также в других словарях:

• Aqueduct — An aqueduct is an artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another. The word is derived from the Latin aqua , water, and ducere ( to lead ). The word is also used for any bridge that carries water, similar to… …   Wikipedia

• aqueduct — /ak wi dukt /, n. 1. Civ. Eng. a. a conduit or artificial channel for conducting water from a distance, usually by means of gravity. b. a bridgelike structure that carries a water conduit or canal across a valley or over a river. 2. Anat. a canal …   Universalium

• Cochituate Aqueduct — map, 1852 The Cochituate Aqueduct was an aqueduct bringing water to Boston, Massachusetts, during the years 1848 1951. The aqueduct formed a key link in Boston s first major water supply system. Its genesis dates to 1845, when a Sudbury River… …   Wikipedia

• Mt Evelyn Aqueduct — was a former feature of the Melbourne water supply infrastructure that was built by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works The O Shannassy Water Supply (designs prepared 1910 1911). Where the aqueduct crossed the lower lying areas around… …   Wikipedia

• Mount Evelyn Aqueduct — Mt Evelyn Aqueduct was a former feature of the Melbourne water supply infrastructure that was built by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works The O Shannassy Water Supply (designs prepared 1910 1911). Where the aqueduct crossed the lower… …   Wikipedia

• Jerusalem during the Second Temple Period — The Temple Mount …   Wikipedia

• environmental works — ▪ civil engineering Introduction       infrastructure that provides cities and towns with water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control services. They include extensive networks of reservoirs, pipelines, treatment systems, pumping stations …   Universalium

• Jerusalem during the Mamluk period — Jerusalem was under the Mamluk rule from 1260 to 1516. This period coincides with the history of the city s years of Mamluk rule in Israel. Mamluk Jerusalem was a city strategically marginal, politically and economically, yet high religious… …   Wikipedia

• dam — dam1 /dam/, n., v., dammed, damming. n. 1. a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, esp. one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river. 2. a body of water confined by a dam. 3. any barrier resembling a dam. v.t. 4. to furnish with a …   Universalium

• Dam — /dam, dahm/, n. (Carl Peter) Henrik /kahrl pee ter hen rik/; Dan. /kahrddl pay teuhrdd hen rddik/, 1895 1976, Danish biochemist: Nobel prize for medicine 1943. * * * I Barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to conserve water for such… …   Universalium

• Canals of the United Kingdom — The canals of the United Kingdom are a major part of the network of inland waterways in the United Kingdom. They have a colourful history, from use for irrigation and transport, to becoming the focus of the Industrial Revolution, to today s role… …   Wikipedia