water conduit
Example Sentences
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The sinking has damaged part of the Friant-Kern Canal, a major water conduit for farms, reducing its carrying capacity and requiring $326 million in repairs.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Acequias — pronounced ah-SEH-kee-ahs — borrow their name from the Arabic term for water conduit, al-sāqiya.
From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2021
The same edition of The Post showed anti-sabotage fencing going up along a water conduit in Cabin John, part of a 17-mile network of fencing being quickly installed around Washington.
From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2018
Because nearby MacArthur Boulevard rests atop the main water conduit into the city, there are weight restrictions on the road.
From Washington Post • Jun. 25, 2016
The first trench that I entered was a simple trench about seven feet deep, with no trimmings whatsoever, just such a trench as might have been dug for the accommodation of a large water conduit.
From A Volunteer Poilu by Beston, Henry
