noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈvaɪədʌkt/
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General-American:/ˈvaɪəˌdʌk(t)/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley or other obstacles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
bridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to carry a road (or railroad) over a valley
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bridge, span
History
Etymology
A blend of Latin via (“highway; road”) + English (aque)duct.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
ուղանցույց
(uġancʻuycʻ)
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Basque:
zubibide
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Belarusian:
віяду́к
(vijadúk)
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Bulgarian:
виаду́кт
(viadúkt)
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Catalan:
viaducte
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Chinese Mandarin:
高架橋 /高架桥
(gāojiàqiáo)
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Czech:
viadukt
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Danish:
viadukt
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Dutch:
viaduct
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Esperanto:
viadukto
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Estonian:
viadukt
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Finnish:
maasilta
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
French:
viaduc
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Georgian:
ვიადუკი
(viaduḳi)
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
German:
Viadukt
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Hungarian:
viadukt
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Hungarian:
völgyhíd
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Icelandic:
dalbrú
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Italian:
viadotto
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Italian:
cavalcavia
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Japanese:
ガード
(gādo)
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Japanese:
高架橋
(kōkakyō)
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Japanese:
陸橋
(rikkyou)
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Korean:
고가교
(gogagyo)
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Macedonian:
вијаду́кт
(vijadúkt)
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Norwegian Bokmål:
viadukt
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Norwegian Nynorsk:
viadukt
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Persian:
ویادوک
(viyâduk)
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Plautdietsch:
Wotabrigj
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Polish:
wiadukt
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Portuguese:
viaduto
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Russian:
виаду́к
(viadúk)
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Slovak:
viadukt
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Spanish:
viaducto
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Swedish:
viadukt
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Tagalog:
biyadukto
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Turkish:
viyadük
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Ukrainian:
віаду́к
(viadúk)
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Vietnamese:
cầu cạn
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Volapük:
viaduk
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
Welsh:
traphont
— bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley, etc.
