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canal

/kəˈnæl/

Translations

canalnoun

canals

/kəˈnæl/

The Panama Canal is a key conduit for international maritime trade.

Панамский канал является ключевым каналом для международной морской торговли.

Additional translations

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Synonyms

canalverb

canaled

Past Simple

canaled

Past Participle

canaling

Gerund

/kəˈnæl/

Used, though infrequently, to denote the act of constructing a canal or conveying something by canal.

canaladjective

Attributive use of the noun, e.g. ‘canal town’, ‘canal lock’.

canalnoun

An artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water for irrigation.

The Panama Canal is a crucial maritime route that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

A tubular passage or channel in an organism, especially one conveying fluid.

The ear canal is responsible for transmitting sound from the outer ear to the eardrum.

One of the long, straight dark markings on the surface of Mars, once thought to be artificial watercourses made by intelligent life.

Early 20th-century astronomers mapped the Martian canals in meticulous detail, believing them to be signs of civilization.

canalverb

To construct a canal through or along; to convey (water, goods, etc.) via a canal.

The engineers proposed to canal the river to improve transportation.

canaladjective

Situated on, relating to, or serving a canal.

The canal town hosts an annual boating festival.