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# waterway

noun (a waterway, waterways)

«waterway» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A waterway is a river, canal or other stretch of water that boats can travel along. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waterway/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used in geography and history: canals in Britain, the Mississippi, the St Lawrence Seaway, Venice; trade and transport before railways.

### Examples

- The canal was an important waterway for carrying coal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waterway/#x1)
- Boats carry goods along the waterways of Europe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waterway/#x2)
- The Mississippi is a busy American waterway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waterway/#x3)
- Rubbish in waterways harms fish and birds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waterway/#x4)
- Venice has many narrow waterways instead of streets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waterway/#x5)
- The town grew up beside a great waterway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waterway/#x6)

### Note

Compound of «water» + «way». Countable. Not every river is a waterway in this sense: it must be usable by boats.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «waterway» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waterway/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«waterway» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/waterway.html) on Mova free.