Kiel Canal also Nord-Ost·see Ka·nal 
(nört-ôstzā kä-näl)
(nört-ôstzā kä-näl) A canal, 98 km (61 mi) long, of northern Germany connecting the North Sea with the Baltic Sea. Built (1887-1895) to facilitate movement of the German fleet, it was widened and deepened from 1907 to 1914.