canal
v.
create a canal
canal
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
CANALED
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