An earthen construction which is built to carry water off the land without losing soil or cutting ditches All water has to go somewhere and if it comes faster than the soils can absorb, it will run-off Waterways catch the water run-off and direct it to the bottom of the slopes where it goes into ponds, creeks or eventually makes its way to a river The waterways are usually grassed to catch any silt that accompanies rainwater or snow melt Waterways are an important component of a terracing system and soil conservation plans
A waterway is a canal, river, or narrow channel of sea which ships or boats can sail along. a river or canal that boats travel on. Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Volga Baltic Waterway
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
[ 'wo-t&r, 'wä- ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to Old High German wazzar water, Greek hydOr, Latin unda wave.