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Appian Way
an ancient Roman road in Italy extending south from Rome to Brindisi; begun in 312 BC
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Caledonian Canal
a canal in northern Scotland that links North Sea with the Atlantic Ocean; runs diagonally between Moray Firth at the northeastern end and Loch Linnhe at the southwestern end; now little used
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Caloosahatchee Canal
a canal that connects Lake Okeechobee with the Caloosahatchee River in southern Florida to form part of the Cross-Florida Waterway
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Flaminian Way
an ancient Roman road in Italy built by Gaius Flaminius in 220 BC; extends north from Rome to cisalpine Gaul
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Gota Canal
a canal for small oceangoing ships to enter Lake Vanern in Sweden
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Iditarod Trail
a trail that extends 1,100 miles from Anchorage over the Alaska Range to Nome
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Panama Canal
a ship canal 40 miles long across the Isthmus of Panama built by the United States (1904-1914)
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Saint Lawrence Seaway
a seaway involving the Saint Lawrence River and the Great Lakes that was developed jointly by Canada and the United States; oceangoing ships can travel as far west as Lake Superior
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Santa Fe Trail
a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century
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Fleet Street
a street in central London where newspaper offices are situated
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Harley Street
a street in central London where the consulting rooms of many physicians and surgeons are located
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Lombard Street
a street in central London containing many of the major London banks
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Whitehall
a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices
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Strand
a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels
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Grand Canal
an inland waterway 1000 miles long in eastern China; extends from Tianjin in the north to Hangzhou in the south
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Grand Canal
the major waterway in Venice, Italy
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Downing Street
a street of Westminster in London
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Pall Mall
a fashionable street in London noted for its many private clubs
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Suez Canal
a ship canal in northeastern Egypt linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea
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Quai d'Orsay
the street in Paris along the south bank of the Seine known for its governmental ministries
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Champs Elysees
a major avenue in Paris famous for elegant shops and cafes
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Cape Cod Canal
a canal connecting Cape Cod Bay with Buzzards Bay
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Erie Canal
an artificial waterway connecting the Hudson river at Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo; built in the 19th century; now part of the New York State Barge Canal
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New York State Barge Canal
a system of canals crossing New York State and connecting the Great Lakes with the Hudson River and Lake Champlain
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Bowery
a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts
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Great White Way
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
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Park Avenue
a fashionable residential street in New York City
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Wall Street
a street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is located; symbol of American finance
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Chisholm Trail
a former cattle trail from San Antonio in Texas to Abilene in Kansas; not used after the 1880s
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Channel Tunnel
the railroad tunnel between France and England under the English Channel
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Fifth Avenue
an avenue in Manhattan that separates the east side of Manhattan from the west side
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Seventh Avenue
an avenue in Manhattan that runs north and south
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trans-Alaska pipeline
an oil pipeline that runs 800 miles from wells at Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez
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access, approach
a way of entering or leaving
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lane
a narrow way or road
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passage
a way through or along which someone or something may pass
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path
a way especially designed for a particular use
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road, route
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
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staircase, stairway
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
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watercourse, waterway
a conduit through which water flows
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access road, slip road
a short road giving access to an expressway
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adit
a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine
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aisle
a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
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backstairs
a second staircase at the rear of a building
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bridle path, bridle road
a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars)
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bypath, byroad, byway
a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)
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canal
long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
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causeway
a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand
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channel
a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through
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clearway
a road on which you are not allowed to stop (unless you have a breakdown)
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companionway
a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship
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conduit
a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass
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corduroy
a road made of logs laid crosswise
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crossing, crossover, crosswalk
a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
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cul, cul de sac, dead end
a passage with access only at one end
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detour, roundabout way
a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)
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drive, parkway
a wide scenic road planted with trees
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drive, driveway, private road
a road leading up to a private house
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entrance, entranceway, entree, entry, entryway
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
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escalator, moving staircase, moving stairway
a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
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emergency exit, fire escape
a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency
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fish ladder
a series of ascending pools providing a passage for salmon to swim upstream past a dam
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flight, flight of stairs, flight of steps
a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
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flume
watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs
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ghat
stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water
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headrace
a waterway that feeds water to a mill or water wheel or turbine
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highway, main road
a major road for any form of motor transport
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lane
a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic
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line, rail line, railway line
the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
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passageway
a passage between rooms or between buildings
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footpath, pathway
a trodden path
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post road
a road over which mail is carried
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right of way
the passage consisting of a path or strip of land over which someone has the legal right to pass
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roadway
a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
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shaft
a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
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crosscut, cutoff, shortcut
a route shorter than the usual one
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side road
a minor road branching off of a main road
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skid road
a road made of logs on which freshly cut timber can be hauled
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speedway
road where high speed driving is allowed
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stairs, steps
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
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tailrace
a watercourse that carries water away from a mill or water wheel or turbine
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thoroughfare
a public road from one place to another
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throat
a passage resembling a throat in shape or function
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towing path, towpath
a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats
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cart track, cartroad, track
any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
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turnoff
a side road where you can turn off
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paseo, walk, walkway
a path set aside for walking
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ramp
a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft