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
Amsterdam is working to electrify its entire canal fleet by 2025, and in the United States, ports like San Diego and Seattle are implementing pilot programs for electric ferry charging stations.
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IEEE Spectrum, 6 Nov. 2025
The artificial plateau made from earth, with connecting causeways, canals and corridors, was built in southeastern Mexico 3,050 years ago and used for around 300 years.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
And as for the $4 billion, 47-mile gas pipeline, Vásquez and the canal’s brass are aiming to free up the waterway’s slots for other vessels, while giving Panama more opportunities to expand into new markets.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
This work captures the essence of live entertainment by intertwining flames, light and music spelled out in marquee-style letters that float across the canal.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 6 Nov. 2025
The artificial plateau made from earth, with connecting causeways, canals and corridors, was built in southeastern Mexico 3,050 years ago and used for around 300 years.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
And as for the $4 billion, 47-mile gas pipeline, Vásquez and the canal’s brass are aiming to free up the waterway’s slots for other vessels, while giving Panama more opportunities to expand into new markets.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
This work captures the essence of live entertainment by intertwining flames, light and music spelled out in marquee-style letters that float across the canal.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canal
Noun
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Workers excavated parts of the route with explosives and built locks and aqueducts along 363 miles of canal.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Oct. 2025
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Completed eight years later, the canal stretched some 363 miles (584 kilometers), with 18 aqueducts and 83 locks to compensate for elevation changes en route.—
Matthew Smith,
The Conversation,
20 Oct. 2025
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The nearly 4,300-member tribe has long been alarmed at the state of its life-giving waterway, CRIT Chairwoman Amelia Flores wrote in a statement shared with The Arizona Republic.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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As a precaution, the district continues to advise residents to avoid contact with waterways in southwest Jefferson County, including Northern Ditch, Southern Ditch and Pond Creek, which runs down to the Salt River.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Canal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canal. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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