aqueduct vs spout

aqueduct

noun
  • An artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another. 

  • A structure carrying water over a river or depression, especially in regards to ancient aqueducts. 

  • A structure conveying fluid, such as the cerebral aqueduct or vestibular aqueduct. 

spout

noun
  • A stream of liquid. 

  • A tube or lip through which liquid or steam is poured or discharged. [[File:Spout (PSF).png|thumb|]] 

  • A hollow stump formed when a tree branch breaks off. 

  • The mixture of air and water thrown up from the blowhole of a whale. 

verb
  • To gush forth in a jet or stream 

  • To eject water or liquid in a jet. 

  • To utter magniloquently; to recite in an oratorical or pompous manner. 

  • To speak tediously or pompously. 

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