watercourse, waterway
(noun) a conduit through which water flows
waterway
(noun) a navigable body of water
Source: WordNet® 3.1
waterway (plural waterways)
A body of water, such as a river, channel or canal, that is navigable.
A conduit or watercourse, such as on the deck of a ship, to drain water.
Source: Wiktionary
Wa"ter*way`, n. (Naut.)
Definition: Heavy plank or timber extending fore and aft the whole length of a vessel's deck at the line of junction with the sides, forming a channel to the scuppers, which are cut through it. In iron vessels the waterway is variously constructed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 June 2025
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
