waterway
noun
wa·ter·way
ˈwȯ-tər-ˌwā 
ˈwä-
1
: a way or channel for water
2
: a navigable body of water
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the Erie Canal was superseded by a much larger waterway, the New York State Barge Canal
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Even with the city’s waste flowing the other way, the waterway came to be seen as unsafe, or at least unsavory for swimming for much of the latter part of the 20th century and beyond.
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Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2024
Along 500 acres of conserved forest, farmland, trails, and waterways, visitors will find nine historic barns, where animals roam about, but this is so much more than a farm.
—Erinne Magee, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2024
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Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2024
Along 500 acres of conserved forest, farmland, trails, and waterways, visitors will find nine historic barns, where animals roam about, but this is so much more than a farm.
—Erinne Magee, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2024
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“Waterway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waterway. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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waterway
noun
wa·ter·way
ˈwȯt-ər-ˌwā
ˈwät-
1
: a channel for water
2
: a body of water through which ships can travel
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