Feedback
Canal
Your browser does not support the audio element.
Meaning
Noun
●
In Bodies of water & Canals:
An
artificial
waterway
or
artificially
improved
river
used for
travel
,
shipping
, or irrigation.
●
In Anatomy & Bodies of water:
A
tubular
channel
within the body.
●
In Astronomy, Bodies of water & Canals:
One of the
faint
,
hazy
markings
resembling
straight lines
on early
telescopic
images
of the
surface
of Mars; see Martian canals
Verb
●
In Bodies of water & Canals:
To
dig
an
artificial
waterway
in or to (a place), especially for drainage
●
In Canals:
To
travel
along a
canal
by boat
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
canal
English
canalis
Latin
canna
Latin
κάννα
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
𒄀
Akkadian
𒄀𒈾
Sumerian
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Waterway
Tunnel
River
Lake
Basin
Causeway
Estuary
Bridge
Jetty
Pier
Pond
Aqueduct
Dam
Corridor
Seawall
Trench
Port
Reservoir
Artery
Valley
Lagoon
Strait
Breakwater
Railroad
Duct
Drainage
Railway
Harbor
Viaduct
Pipe
Road
Tube
Highway
Spillway
Culvert
Walkway
Cavity
City
Passageway
Creek
Vessel
Sea
Vein
Bay
Watershed
Sewer
Rivers
Island
Isthmus
Promenade
Wharf
Peninsula
Irrigation
Ridge
Riverbank
Shoreline
Tract
Railway Line
Sea Wall
More
Rhymes
Al
Al
Sal
Gal
Val
Cal
Hal
Pal
Mall
Banal
Shall
Canal
Halal
Morale
Pascal
Locale
Corral
Pascal
Rationale
Chaparral
Marcha Real
More
Join 10 million students and professionals writing 70% faster at QuillBot.com
Start writing better