Aqueduct

(dk'we-dükt.) [Lat. aquæ-duct us, a channel for conveying water.] (Arch.) A construction of stone, ., built to preserve the level of water, and to convey it, by ac anal, from one place to another. There are A. under the ground, and others above it, supported by arches. The Roman A. were noble works; remains of them are found not only in Italy, but in other parts of Europe. [s. 40]