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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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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.
The meaning of CANAL is a tubular anatomical passage or channel : duct. How to use canal in a sentence.
CANAL meaning: 1. a long, thin stretch of water that is artificially made either for boats to travel along or for…. Learn more.
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.
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.
noun. / kəˈnӕl/ Add to word list. a ( usually narrow) man-made waterway. terusan. barges on the canal. the Panama Canal. a passage in the body carrying fluids, food etc. saluran makanan. the alimentary canal. (Translation of canal from the PASSWORD English–Malay Dictionary © 2015 K Dictionaries Ltd) Examples of canal. canal.
noun. /kəˈnæl/ 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. Culture canals. Extra Examples. Topics Holidays b2, Transport by water b2, Geography b2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
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.
canal meaning, definition, what is canal: a long passage dug into the ground and f...: Learn more.
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.
