canal

n. channel, moat, sluice

v. create a canal

Canals are artificial channels for water.There are two main types of canals: irrigation canals, which are used for the delivery of water, and waterways, which are navigable transportation canals used for passage of goods and people, often connected to (and sometimes connecting) existing lakes, rivers, or oceans.This article deals primarily with artificial waterways (i.e. canals built primarily for transportation purposes). For canals used for water supply, see Aqueduct.
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Canal+ ("Canal Plus", 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 and mostly encrypted, but does broadcast some programs without encryption.
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Canal /ca·nal/ a relatively narrow tubular passage or channel. adductor canal a fascial tunnel in the middle third of the medial part of the [more]Canal - Community and Resources

Noun
1. (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
(hypernym) channel
(classification) astronomy, uranology
2. 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"
(synonym) duct, epithelial duct, channel
(hypernym) passage, passageway
(hyponym) pore
(part-meronym) ampulla
(derivation) channel, canalize, canalise
3. long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
(hypernym) watercourse, waterway
(hyponym) Caledonian Canal
(part-meronym) lock, lock chamber
(derivation) canalize, canalise
Verb
1. provide (a city) with a canal
(synonym) canalize, canalise
(hypernym) supply, provide, render, furnish
(derivation) canalization, canalisation

n. channel; conduit, duct; waterway; chute, cut

n. canal +, French cable channel