水すい路ろ

noun

waterway; canal; water channel; aqueduct

Refers to a route or channel through which water flows or is carried, including natural watercourses, irrigation channels, canals, and engineered conduits.

• 田たんぼに水みずを引ひくための水すい路ろを作つくった。

  They built a water channel to bring water to the rice fields.

• この町まちには古ふるい水すい路ろが今いまも残のこっている。

  Old waterways still remain in this town.

noun

swimming pool lane

Technical or competition-related use for a lane in a swimming pool. In everyday conversation, コース or レーン is often more familiar.

• 競きょう泳えいで「水すい路ろ」は、選せん手しゅが泳およぐプールのレーンを指さす。

  In competitive swimming, 水路 refers to the pool lane a swimmer uses.