viaduct

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vi·a·duct /ˈvaɪədʌkt/ noun [countable]  TTa long high bridge, especially one with arches, that crosses a valley and has a road or railway on it 〔架于山谷上的公路或铁路〕高架桥 →4  See picture of 见图 BRIDGE 1 →5 see picture at 见图 bridge1

Examples from the Corpus

viaduct• Now one of Dirkin's friends lies dead beside a viaduct.• They left the station to the south on a viaduct.• The great and impregnable fortress is accessible by means of four highways built on lofty viaducts.• After a few yards the sea appears once more on your left, and in the distance, a railway viaduct crossing the bay.• We're at the base of a greystone railway viaduct.• Now we're off along some alleys, cutting west till we reach the railway viaduct.• The train is seen crossing Rumtickle viaduct near Thurgoland in October 1984.• Between the viaduct and the seafront you crush the brittle flowers underfoot.Origin viaduct (1800-1900) Latin via “way, road” + English -duct (as in aqueduct)

vi·a·duct nounChineseSyllable  

high long especially a that one arches, with Corpus bridge,

viaduct
vi‧a‧duct /ˈvaɪədʌkt/ noun [countable]a long high bridge, especially one with arches, that crosses a valley and has a road or railway on it

via·ductBrE /ˈvaɪədʌkt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈvaɪədʌkt/ 🔊 noun

a long high bridge, usually with arches, that carries a road or railway/railroad across a river or valley 高架桥（通常有拱，横跨河道或山谷连通公路或铁路）