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waterway

[waw-ter-wey, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tərˌweɪ, ˈwɒt ər- /
NOUN
estuary
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Oil fell in early Asian trade on signs of a potential U.S.-Iran peace deal that could reopen Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway through which one-fifth of the world’s oil is typically transported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The Strait is a critical waterway through which one-fifth of the world’s oil is typically transported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Some reports say Iran mined the waterway to make sure no one tried to get through.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Nowhere is this more evident than in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow Persian Gulf waterway through which a fifth of the world’s oil normally travels.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Dark spruce forest frowned on either side the frozen waterway.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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