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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries水道
Pronunciation / Transliteration: shuǐ dào
"这条水道是货运的重要交通线。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A river, canal, or other body of water that is navigable and used as a route for travel and transport.
"Cargo ships frequently transport goods along the major waterway connecting the two industrial cities." - 2
A channel or conduit for conducting water, such as a drainage ditch or irrigation channel.
"The heavy rains filled the drainage waterway to its absolute brim."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'waterway' originates from the combination of 'water', derived from Old English 'wæter', and 'way', from Old English 'weg', meaning a path or route. The term has evolved to refer specifically to navigable bodies of water used for transportation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Waterway" is said worldwide
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voie navigable
Transliteration: vwa na.vi.ɡabl
"Cette voie navigable est essentielle pour le transport de marchandises."
Wasserstraße
Transliteration: ˈvasɐˌʃtʁaːsə
"Der Fluss dient als wichtige Wasserstraße für Frachtschiffe."
via navigabile
Transliteration: ˈvi.a na.viˈɡaː.bi.le
"Il fiume è un'importante via navigabile commerciale."
vía navegable
Transliteration: ˈbi.a na.βiˈɣa.βle
"El canal es una vía navegable vital para la economía regional."
via navegável
Transliteration: ˈvi.ɐ nɐ.viˈɡa.vɛw
"A nova via navegável reduziu o tempo de transporte."
जलमार्ग
Transliteration: jalmārga
"यह नदी व्यापार के लिए एक महत्वपूर्ण जलमार्ग है।"
水道
Transliteration: shuǐ dào
"这条水道是货运的重要交通线。"
수로
Transliteration: suro
"그 수로는 화물선 운송에 사용됩니다."
水路
Transliteration: suiro
"その水路は貨物船の重要な交通路です。"
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