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1. aqueduct, n. View full entry a1552
...An artificial channel for the conveyance of water from place to place; a conduit; esp. an elevated structure of masonry used for this purpose....
2. barge, v.1 View full entry 1599
...phr. to barge it: to journey by barge. Obs....
3. barging, n. View full entry 1901
...Transport by barge....
4. basin, n. View full entry c1220
...A circular vessel of greater width than depth, with sloping or curving sides, used for holding water and other liquids, especially for washing purposes. barber's basin: see barber2...
5. berm, n. View full entry 1729
...A narrow space or ledge; esp. in Fortification a space of ground, from 3 to 8 feet wide, sometimes left between the ditch and the base of the...
6. boater, n. View full entry 1235
...A person who pilots a boat for a living, (in later use) esp. on a canal; a boatman or boatwoman....
7. boatlift, n. View full entry 1839
...A large mechanically operated structure used instead of a lock for transferring canal boats from one level to another; (also) a device or apparatus for lifting a boat into and out of...
8. boat people, n. View full entry 1800
...With pl. concord. A community of people who live solely or mainly on boats; esp.any of a number of such peoples in southern and eastern China and South-East...
9. boat slide, n. View full entry 1854
...U.S. A portable plank used to load and unload goods on to or from a boat. Obs.rare....
10. border, n. View full entry c1374
...A side, edge, brink, or margin; a limit, or boundary; the part of anything lying along its boundary or outline....
11. bridge, n.1 View full entry c1000
...A structure forming or carrying a road over a river, a ravine, etc., or affording passage between two points at a height above the ground....
12. caisson, n. View full entry 1704
...Mil....
13. canal, n. View full entry c1449
...A pipe used for conveying water or liquid; also a tube, or tubular cavity. Obs....
14. caˈnalage, n. View full entry 1854
...The construction of canals; canal-work....
15. canalization, n. View full entry 1844
...A furnishing with canals; the cutting of a canal through (an isthmus, etc.), the making (a river, etc.) into a canal; the construction of canals....
16. canalling, n. View full entry 1834
...The construction of a canal; canal-making; canal-work....
17. carrying, n. View full entry c1440
...The action of carry in various senses....
18. chamber, n. View full entry ?c1225
...A room or suite of rooms in a house, typically one allotted to the use of a particular person, a private room; (in later use) esp. a bedroom, typically on...
19. channel, n.1 View full entry a1300
...The hollow bed of running waters; also, the bed of the sea or other body of water....
20. cruiseway, n. View full entry 1967
...An inland waterway intended chiefly for pleasure cruising....
