Definition of WATERWAY

waterway

Plural: waterways

Noun

  • A navigable body of water; a channel for boats.
  • a navigable body of water
  • a conduit through which water flows
  • 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.

Examples

  • He opened a new WATERWAY across the Scrabble board, allowing for several new plays.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English waterwey, from Old English wæterweġ (“waterway”), from Proto-West Germanic *watarweg, equivalent to water + way. Compare Saterland Frisian Woaterwai (“waterway”), West Frisian wetterwei (“waterway”), Dutch waterweg (“waterway”), German Wasserweg (“waterway”), Danish vandvej (“waterway”), Swedish vattenväg (“waterway”).

Synonyms

watercourse

Scrabble Score: 17

waterway: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
waterway: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
waterway: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

waterway: valid Words With Friends Word