aqueduct
structure constructed to convey water
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Summary
aqueduct ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,947 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: water pipeline[2], watercourse[3]
- Part of: hydraulic structure[4]
- Has use: transport of water[5]
- Commons category: Aqueducts (water supply)[6]
- Has part(s): aqueduct bridge[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Aqueducts[8]
- Commons gallery: Aqueduct[9]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[10], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[11], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12], Meyer’s Universum, Dreizehnter Band[13], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Technical Encyclopedia, 1st edition[17]
- Different from: aqueduct bridge[18], penstock[19], diversion tunnel[20], stream[21]
- Properties for this type: P885[22], P403[23], P2043[24], P4614[25], P469[26]
- Designed to carry: water[27]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[28]
Why It Matters
aqueduct has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] aqueduct is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]