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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Trump also argued that Panama was looking for $3 billion to repair the canal and that there are higher fees for American shipping and U.S. Navy ships.
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Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
This transfer was in accordance with the terms of the Torrijos-Carter Treaties, signed in 1977 by former President Jimmy Carter, which outlined the gradual transfer of control and operations of the canal from the United States to Panama.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
In the film, students and visitors arrive to the school by boat, evoking the canals of Venice.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
While the costs associated with using the waterway have risen in recent years, limits imposed on the canal's capacity due to a historic drought are behind the price hike.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
This transfer was in accordance with the terms of the Torrijos-Carter Treaties, signed in 1977 by former President Jimmy Carter, which outlined the gradual transfer of control and operations of the canal from the United States to Panama.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
In the film, students and visitors arrive to the school by boat, evoking the canals of Venice.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
While the costs associated with using the waterway have risen in recent years, limits imposed on the canal's capacity due to a historic drought are behind the price hike.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Canal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canal. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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