viaduct : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: viaduct	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for viaduct
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
viaduct n bridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to carry a road (or railroad) over a valley
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Viaduct \Vi`a*duct\, n. [L. via a way + -duct, as in aqueduct: cf. F. viaduc. See {Via}, and {Aqueduct}.] A structure of considerable magnitude, usually with arches or supported on trestles, for carrying a road, as a railroad, high above the ground or water; a bridge; especially, one for crossing a valley or a gorge. Cf. {Trestlework}.