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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The park also connects to the downtown canal walk, one of our favorite walking paths in the city — a unique manmade canal flanked with museums, pocket parks and apartments.
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Arika Herron, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
The inspiration for the study came from Eurasian coot nesting sites on the canals in Amsterdam’s city center.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
However, Panama has repeatedly rejected the claim that China runs the canal.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
The person also said there was a drone hovering over the back side of Pino’s home, which faces a canal.
—Jay Weaver and, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
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Arika Herron, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
The inspiration for the study came from Eurasian coot nesting sites on the canals in Amsterdam’s city center.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
However, Panama has repeatedly rejected the claim that China runs the canal.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
The person also said there was a drone hovering over the back side of Pino’s home, which faces a canal.
—Jay Weaver and, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for canal
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“Canal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canal. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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