canals

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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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

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