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aqueduct

noun as in canal

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Murphy himself was spotted aboard a narrowboat in his full Tommy Shelby costume, including his instantly-recognisable cap, as the crew began filming along the aqueduct and nearby waterways on Sunday afternoon.

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The researchers said in addition to damaging aqueducts and other infrastructure, sinking land threatens to affect the route of the state’s high-speed rail, and also worsens floods hazards as the topography shifts.

The 45-mile tunnel would transport water beneath the Delta, creating a second route to draw water from the Sacramento River into the aqueducts of the State Water Project.

Residents were so enraged in the 1920s that some carried out a series of attacks on the aqueduct, blasting it with dynamite.

Since their discovery in Lake Mead in 2007, those mussels have spread throughout aqueducts and reservoirs in Southern California.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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