What is another word for Leat?

Pronunciation: [lˈiːt] (IPA)

A leat is a channel or watercourse that is built to carry water from one place to another. Synonyms for the word "leat" include aqueduct, canal, conduit, ditch, flume, gutter, race, sluice, and trough. An aqueduct is a large structure built to transport water over long distances. Canals are artificial waterways used to transport goods and people by boat. Conduits are pipes or tubes used to transport water or other fluids. Ditches are trenches dug to channel water away from an area. Flumes are channels that are built to transport water downhill. Gutters are made to collect rainwater from a roof and direct it to a downspout. Races are channels created to move water to power a mill or wheel. Sluices are gates or valves used to control the flow of water. Troughs are long, narrow containers used to transport materials or water.

What are the hypernyms for Leat?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Leat

For the moment Tristram imagined that he must be in the midst of a sea-fight at the very Leat.
"The Blue Pavilions"
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Sometimes they were silent, and the next moment they broke into chorus like a pack of hounds, while occasionally there came a shrill rate from one of the old women who watched them from the cottages, calling back some too venturesome boy from the deep water of the mill-Leat.
"The Drummer's Coat"
J. W. Fortescue
Hastily completing her arrangements in the other rooms, she entered the village again, and called at once on the postmistress, Elizabeth Leat, an intimate friend of hers, and a female who sported several unique diseases and afflictions.
"Desperate Remedies"
Thomas Hardy

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