How to pronounce viaduct
American English pronunciation
VY-uh-dukt
- IPA
- /ˈvaɪ.ədʌkt/
- Syllables
- VY · uh · dukt (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What viaduct means
A long bridge on many arches over a valley
In a sentence: The train rumbled across the viaduct high above the river.
Where it comes from: It was made up in 1816 from via, a Latin word for road, and shaped to match the word aqueduct.
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