canal
IPA: kʌnˈæɫ
noun
- An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
- (anatomy) A tubular channel within the body.
- (astronomy) One of the faint, hazy markings resembling straight lines on early telescopic images of the surface of Mars; see Martian canals
- A surname.
verb
- To dig an artificial waterway in or to (a place), especially for drainage
- To travel along a canal by boat
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Examples of "canal" in Sentences
- From here the water is diverged to the canal.
- The canal has several connections to the River Spree.
- The fluid flows into the canals of the Fallopian tubes.
- The canal is effectively landlocked and isolated from the river.
- The basin itself is a large expanse of water adjacent to the canal.
- The new route reflected the availability of water to supply the canal.
- At the foot of the canal opposite the Building the water ends in a pool.
- An ingenious canal system provided the water power that drove the machinery.
- The commune is bordered to the east by the river Auron and the canal de Berry.
- The creation of the canals is intimately linked to the story of water in Paris.