The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word AQUEDUCT
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More clues leading to the result AQUEDUCT
- Redesigned quad with cute water channel
- A line abandoned by Europe, avoided in hearing
- Partially opaque ductile waterway
- Quietly left off plaque with date incorrectly cut for watercourse
- Spanish question French nobleman in anti-terrorist case – it holds water
- Roman water-carrier
- Water bearer?
- Water under the bridge means a loss for this transporter
- Adult taking that Parisian channel bridge
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What does AQUEDUCT mean?
AQUEDUCT noun- An artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another.
- A structure carrying water over a river or depression, especially in regards to ancient aqueducts.