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noun
- 1. an artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water for irrigation: "they travelled on by canal" Similar
- 2. a tubular duct in a plant or animal, serving to convey or contain food, liquid, or air: "the ear canal" Similar
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CANAL definition: 1. a long, thin stretch of water that is artificially made either for boats to travel along or for…. Learn more.
1. : a tubular anatomical passage or channel : duct. 2. : channel, watercourse. 3. : an artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land. 4. : any of various faint narrow lines on the planet Mars seen through telescopes and once thought by some to be canals built by Martians. canal. 2 of 2. verb.
a long, thin stretch of water that is artificially made either for boats to travel along or for taking water from one area to another: The Panama Canal provides a crucial shipping link between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. See also. alimentary canal. Paul Aguirre/EyeEm/GettyImages. Fewer examples.
noun. an artificial waterway constructed for navigation, irrigation, water power, etc. any of various tubular passages or ducts. the alimentary canal. any of various elongated intercellular spaces in plants.
A canal is a long, man-made strip of water used for irrigation or boat access to a bigger body of water, like the famous Erie Canal, which connects the Hudson River to Lake Erie.
A canal is a long, narrow stretch of water that has been made for boats to travel along or to bring water to a particular area. ...the Grand Union Canal. ...Venetian canals and bridges.
1. (Civil Engineering) an artificial waterway constructed for navigation, irrigation, water power, etc. 2. (Zoology) any of various tubular passages or ducts: the alimentary canal. 3. (Botany) any of various elongated intercellular spaces in plants. 4.
a long straight passage dug in the ground and filled with water for boats and ships to travel along; a smaller passage used for carrying water to fields, crops, etc. the Panama/Suez Canal. an irrigation canal.
CANAL definition: an artificial river built for boats to travel along or to take water where it is needed. Learn more.
Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flow under atmospheric pressure, and can be thought of as artificial rivers.
