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Noun
/kəˈnal/,
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canals, plural;
  1. An artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water for irrigation

  2. A tubular duct in a plant or animal, serving to convey or contain food, liquid, or air
    • - the ear canal
  3. Any of a number of linear markings formerly reported as seen by telescope on the planet Mars

  1. (canal) (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
  2. (canal) provide (a city) with a canal
  3. (canal) duct: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs"
  4. (canal) long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
  5. Canals are human-made channels for water. There are two types of canal: #Aqueducts: water supply canals that are used for the conveyance and delivery of potable water for human consumption, municipal uses, and agriculture irrigation. Rills and Acequias are small versions. ...
  6. (Canal+) Canal+ ("Canal Plus", "C+" meaning "Channel Plus/More" in French) is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984. It is owned by the Canal+ Group, which in turn is owned by Vivendi SA. The channel broadcasts several kinds of programming, mostly encrypted. ...
  7. (Cañal) Two places in Cuba are named El Canal
  8. (Canal (anatomy)) In anatomy, a canal (or canalis in Latin) is a tubular passage or channel which connect different regions of the body.
  9. (Canal (film)) Kanał (Sewer) is a 1956 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda. It was the first film ever made about the Warsaw Uprising, telling the story of a ragged company of Home Army resistance fighters escaping the Nazi onslaught through the city's sewers. ...
  10. (Canal+ (Spain)) Canal+ is a Spanish commercial television channel, launched in September 1990 on terrestrial television frequencies. The channel is operated by Sogecable. The main staples of Canal+ are Spanish football, bullfighting and recent movies.
  11. (canal) An artificial waterway, often connecting one body of water with another; A tubular channel within the body; To dig an artificial waterway in or to (a place), especially for drainage; To travel along a canal by boat
  12. (canal) A manmade waterway used to connect bodies of water that do not connect naturally. Canals use locks to raise and lower boats when connecting bodies of water that have different water levels. The Panama and Suez canals are two of the most famous.
  13. (Canal) A constructed open channel for transporting water.
  14. (canal) A man-made watercourse designed to carry goods or water.
  15. (Canal) The narrow chamber inside the root of the tooth that contains the nerve and blood vessels.
  16. (Canal) A channel, usually open, that conveys water by gravity to farms, municipalities, etc. The Hansen Supply Canal carries water from Horsetooth Dam and Reservoir to water users along the Poudre River.
  17. (Canal) a large ditch for moving water from one place to another.
  18. (Canal) A human-made waterway that is used for draining or irrigating land or for navigation by boat.
  19. canal, channel, ditch
  20. (the canal) Dublin's Royal Canal.
  21. (CANAL) Attempting to direct or control your emotions / Rebirth / (see WATER)
  22. (Canal (Geography)) "Mom, canal come over for dinner tonight?" "Of course. Al is always welcome to eat here."
  23. (Canal) (1) Any watercourse or channel. (2) A channel or groove fluting in carved ornamentation.
  24. (Canal) A narrow stream or river passage with a swift current and solid bedrock walls.
  25. (Canal) A totally man-made water body; does not include streams that have been modified by dredging or straightening.