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canal


2canal

verb
canalled or canaledcanal·ling or canal·ing

Definition of CANAL

transitive verb
: to construct a canal through or across

First Known Use of CANAL

1793

Other Civil Engineering Terms

asphalt, ballast, barrage, cantilever, infrastructure, sluice

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