waterway Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a navigable body of water
  2. noun a conduit through which water flows
    watercourse.

WordNet


Wa"ter*way` noun
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) Heavy plank or timber extending fore and aft the whole length of a vessel's deck at the line of junction with the sides, forming a channel to the scuppers, which are cut through it. In iron vessels the waterway is variously constructed.

Webster 1913