MEANING
A bridge-like structure carrying a road or railway across a valley or other broad gap.
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Words that belong together
- railway viaduct
- stone viaduct
On the page
The railway viaduct crossed the valley on twelve stone arches.
Word forms
- Base
- viaduct
Usage notes
Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Singular viaduct; plural viaducts. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: setting, description. Commonness: moderately common.
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