canalled or canaled; canalling or canaling
: to construct a canal through or across
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Noun
the Panama Canal opened a much easier and shorter passageway from the Atlantic to the Pacific
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Natasha Amar, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Ancient Egyptians are famous for their pioneering and mastery of hydraulics through canals for irrigation purposes and barges to transport huge stones.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Those canals, together with the ingenious system of chinampas, or floating plots of farming land, are located southeast of Mexico City, and serve as the legacy of a pre-Hispanic agriculture.
—Gwendolina Duval, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025
Diners talk with a reporter about why, amid recent debate about who controls the important canal, dim sum is part of their culture.
—Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2025
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The Hide Resting among the romantic canals of Madinat Jumeirah, the palatial Four-Star Jumeirah Al Qasr is a spectacular location for an elegant night out in Dubai.
—Natasha Amar, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Ancient Egyptians are famous for their pioneering and mastery of hydraulics through canals for irrigation purposes and barges to transport huge stones.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Those canals, together with the ingenious system of chinampas, or floating plots of farming land, are located southeast of Mexico City, and serve as the legacy of a pre-Hispanic agriculture.
—Gwendolina Duval, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025
Diners talk with a reporter about why, amid recent debate about who controls the important canal, dim sum is part of their culture.
—Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Canal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canal. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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canal
noun
ca·nal
kə-ˈnal 
: a tubular anatomical passage or channel : duct see alimentary canal, Haversian canal, inguinal canal
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