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ca​nal
noun
ca·​nal
kə-ˈnal

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • a tubular anatomical passage or channel duct
  • an artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
  • any of various faint narrow lines on the planet Mars seen through telescopes and once thought by some to be canals built by Martians
verb
ca​nalled or ca​naled; ca​nal​ling or ca​nal​ing

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Noun
aqueduct channel conduit course flume racecourse raceway watercourse waterway
Examples
Noun
  • //the Panama Canal opened a much easier and shorter passageway from the Atlantic to the Pacific
First Known Use
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1792, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Latin canalis pipe, channel, from canna reed — more at cane
canal
noun

Synonyms

  • an open man-made passageway for water