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canal

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of canal

an open man-made passageway for water

the Panama Canal opened a much easier and shorter passageway from the Atlantic to the Pacific

Synonyms of canal

aqueduct, channel, conduit, course, flume, racecourse, raceway, watercourse, waterway

Words Related to canal

millrace, millstream

floodway, sluice, sluiceway, spillway

swash, tideway, torrent

river, rivulet, stream

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