as in aqueduct
an open man-made passageway for water
the Panama Canal opened a much easier and shorter passageway from the Atlantic to the Pacific
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Enquirer reports described people stealing pushcarts and running wagons into the canal (where Central Parkway is today).
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Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
But researchers didn’t find any maize pollen in the canals.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
The Genki Ala Wai Project has successfully improved water quality and is on track to make the canal fishable and swimmable by 2026.
—Allison Tibaldi, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Accounts in newspapers from the late 1800s and early 1900s describe manatee sightings in warm water refuges including canals, harbors, yacht basins, and even areas near power plants.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2024
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Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
But researchers didn’t find any maize pollen in the canals.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
The Genki Ala Wai Project has successfully improved water quality and is on track to make the canal fishable and swimmable by 2026.
—Allison Tibaldi, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Accounts in newspapers from the late 1800s and early 1900s describe manatee sightings in warm water refuges including canals, harbors, yacht basins, and even areas near power plants.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Canal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canal. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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