Aqueduct vs Viaduct - What's the difference?
aqueduct | viaduct | Related terms |
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.
A bridge with several spans that carries road or rail traffic over a valley or other obstacles.
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Viaduct is a related term of aqueduct.
As nouns the difference between aqueduct and viaduct
is that aqueduct is an artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another while viaduct is a bridge with several spans that carries road or rail traffic over a valley or other obstacles.aqueduct
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(en noun) (wikipedia aqueduct)viaduct
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(wikipedia viaduct)Noun
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