canal

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noun

ca·nal kə-ˈnal How to pronounce canal (audio)

: a tubular anatomical passage or channel : duct

: channel, watercourse

: 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

canal

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verb

canalled or canaled; canalling or canaling

transitive verb

: to construct a canal through or across

Example Sentences

Noun the Panama Canal opened a much easier and shorter passageway from the Atlantic to the Pacific

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Refinitiv ship-tracking data and the Marine Traffic website also showed the Affinity V facing southwards and traveling slowly in the canal, surrounded by tugs.

Reuters, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022 Hundreds of ships waited in place for the canal to be unblocked, while some ships were forced to take the much longer route around the Cape of Good Hope at Africa’s southern tip, requiring additional fuel and other costs.

Samy Magdy, ajc, 5 July 2021 The vessel, Affinity V, had been blocking the southern section of the canal, two navigational sources said, but SCA sources said shortly after midnight local time that traffic had returned to normal.

Reuters, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022 As a result, some sections of the canal have seen their carrying capacity reduced by more than 50%.

Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022 In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt inspected the construction of the canal in a white linen suit topped off with one of the Ecuadorian hats.

Lola Méndez, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Aug. 2022 The divers responsible for the find say that the blocks pinned the shipwreck to the bottom of the canal.

Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 20 July 2022 Earwax slowly oozes out of the canal or falls out as more wax is created, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

Korin Miller, SELF, 24 June 2022 Salcido was the first on the scene to assist the woman, pulling her and her dog out of the canal.

Landon Mion, Fox News, 12 June 2022 See More

单词	canals
释义	canal 1 of 2 noun ca·nal kə-ˈnal 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 canalled or canaled; canalling or canaling transitive verb : to construct a canal through or across Synonyms Noun aqueduct channel conduit course flume racecourse raceway watercourse waterway See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun the Panama Canal opened a much easier and shorter passageway from the Atlantic to the Pacific Recent Examples on the Web Noun Refinitiv ship-tracking data and the Marine Traffic website also showed the Affinity V facing southwards and traveling slowly in the canal, surrounded by tugs. Reuters, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022 Hundreds of ships waited in place for the canal to be unblocked, while some ships were forced to take the much longer route around the Cape of Good Hope at Africa’s southern tip, requiring additional fuel and other costs. Samy Magdy, ajc, 5 July 2021 The vessel, Affinity V, had been blocking the southern section of the canal, two navigational sources said, but SCA sources said shortly after midnight local time that traffic had returned to normal. Reuters, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022 As a result, some sections of the canal have seen their carrying capacity reduced by more than 50%. Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022 In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt inspected the construction of the canal in a white linen suit topped off with one of the Ecuadorian hats. Lola Méndez, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Aug. 2022 The divers responsible for the find say that the blocks pinned the shipwreck to the bottom of the canal. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 20 July 2022 Earwax slowly oozes out of the canal or falls out as more wax is created, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Korin Miller, SELF, 24 June 2022 Salcido was the first on the scene to assist the woman, pulling her and her dog out of the canal. Landon Mion, Fox News, 12 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, from Latin canalis pipe, channel, from canna reed — more at cane First Known Use Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1792, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing canal alimentary canal birth canal ear canal root canal semicircular canal haversian canal vertebral canal stone canal spinal canal resin canal See More alimentary canal birth canal ear canal root canal semicircular canal haversian canal vertebral canal stone canal spinal canal resin canal See More Kids Definition canal noun ca·nal kə-ˈnal 1 : an artificial waterway for boats or for irrigation of land 2 : a tubelike passage in the body The ear canal leads from the opening of the ear to the eardrum. Medical Definition canal noun ca·nal kə-ˈnal : a tubular anatomical passage or channel : duct see alimentary canal, haversian canal, inguinal canal canals noun plural of canal as in aqueducts an open man-made passageway for water the Panama Canal opened a much easier and shorter passageway from the Atlantic to the Pacific Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance aqueducts waterways watercourses rivers conduits flumes raceways channels racecourses sluices gutters spillways sluiceways courses floodways streams torrents rivulets millraces millstreams troughs swashes tideways
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