water passage
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The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow water passage located between Oman and the United Arab Emirates on one side and Iran on the other.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 1, 2026
In a statement, the Suez Canal Authority, which oversees the operation of the key water passage, said its teams were working to recover the tugboat after it launched an operation to save the seven-person crew.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2023
Lewis and Clark were sent by President Thomas Jefferson to find a water passage to the Pacific Ocean.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 23, 2018
Their mission was to study the unexplored lands along the Missouri River and to find a water passage to the Pacific.
From Time Magazine Archive
A slight depression of one side of a pipe of this kind, especially if the bore be oval or egg-shaped, throws the water passage out of line.
From Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles by Henry F. (Henry Flagg) French
