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Aqueducts

Scope note

Use for artificial water channels for carrying water over long distances, usually by means of gravity, and for bridgelike structures that carry the channel or canal across a valley, river, or other obstacle.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30006165

Broader Terms used

<water distribution structures>

Narrower Terms used

qanats

Equivalent Terms used

aqueduct

Created

13yrs ago

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