44
channel(noun, water, way, course, drain)
43
canal(noun, water, course, drain, ditch)
38
conduit(noun, water, course, channel, trench)
38
aqueduct(noun, water, course, channel, conduit)
37
flume(noun, water, course, passageway)
35
course(noun, water, channel, conduit, passageway)
34
racecourse(noun, water, course, passageway, flume)
34
raceway(noun, water, course, passageway, flume)
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passageway(noun, water, course, flume)
17
watercourse(noun, water, course, channel, conduit)
11
river(noun, stream)
11
rivulet(noun, stream)
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streamlet(noun, stream)
8
run(noun, stream)
7
burn
6
brook
6
runnel(noun, stream)
6
stream
5
culvert
4
branch
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