canalled or canaled; canalling or canaling
: to construct a canal through or across
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Examples of canal in a Sentence
Noun
the Panama Canal opened a much easier and shorter passageway from the Atlantic to the Pacific
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Maanvi Singh, WIRED, 20 Apr. 2024
Amsterdam also has been attempting to curb other behaviors by tourists, including banning cannabis smoking in certain parts of the city, closing some clubs and bars earlier, placing new limits on canal cruises and converting some hotels into homes or offices.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
Rohani said the water district has completed the majority of its canal replacement project except for one segment, which is at East Cypress Road.
—Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
Suspect in clubbing of two women near Venice canals arrested in San Diego.
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
The proposed canals and small lake within the new islands would serve as a secondary flood-control measure, capturing stormwater runoff.
—Luke Ranker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2024
Four days later, another fisherman found a burlap bag in a nearby canal which contained a torso.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2024
But there was a real-world impact as well: The trade traversing the canal was worth up to $10 billion daily.
—Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Police, neighbors and volunteers did an extensive search of the surrounding neighborhood in the weeks that followed, including combing a small canal called Sand Creek that ran behind the apartment complex as well as portions of the Boise River.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 5 Apr. 2024
Noun
More than 2,000 acre-feet of water from the Colorado River that was once used to irrigate farmland is now flowing, through a canal system, to the taps of homes more than 200 miles away.
—Maanvi Singh, WIRED, 20 Apr. 2024
Amsterdam also has been attempting to curb other behaviors by tourists, including banning cannabis smoking in certain parts of the city, closing some clubs and bars earlier, placing new limits on canal cruises and converting some hotels into homes or offices.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
Rohani said the water district has completed the majority of its canal replacement project except for one segment, which is at East Cypress Road.
—Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
Suspect in clubbing of two women near Venice canals arrested in San Diego.
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
The proposed canals and small lake within the new islands would serve as a secondary flood-control measure, capturing stormwater runoff.
—Luke Ranker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2024
Four days later, another fisherman found a burlap bag in a nearby canal which contained a torso.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2024
But there was a real-world impact as well: The trade traversing the canal was worth up to $10 billion daily.
—Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Police, neighbors and volunteers did an extensive search of the surrounding neighborhood in the weeks that followed, including combing a small canal called Sand Creek that ran behind the apartment complex as well as portions of the Boise River.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Canal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canal. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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canal
noun
ca·nal
kə-ˈnal 
: a tubular anatomical passage or channel : duct see alimentary canal, Haversian canal, inguinal canal
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