Thesaurus results for CANAL

canal

noun

kə-ˈnal

as in aqueduct

an open man-made passageway for water the Panama Canal opened a much easier and shorter passageway from the Atlantic to the Pacific

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Recent Examples of canal And one of the best ways to experience this is to take a 2-hour tour of Lake Dora and the connecting canals, where your guides will discuss the area's history and point out wildlife, including birds and large alligators. —

Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026 Sunday, Auburn Police Department officers responded to a small vegetation fire, located between a canal near Landis Circle and the eastbound Interstate 80 on-ramp, according to a post from the department. —

Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 5 Apr. 2026 Wayfinding signage will direct you to the pedestrian bridge over the canal, which leads directly to Miami Freedom Park and Nu Stadium. —

Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026 Businesses, agricultural land, water wells and irrigation canals have also been damaged, with more than 5,800 families affected, the authority said. —

Abdul Qahar Afghan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for canal

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Noun

Picnic in the shadow of ancient aqueducts.

— Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026
Students learn how their water travels from the Sierra Nevada through reservoirs, pipes and aqueducts to finally end up in their homes.

— Molly McCrea, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026