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
Iconic sites like Venice’s canals, Florence’s art galleries, Rome’s historic landmarks, and the Amalfi Coast's picturesque towns—like Positano, Amalfi, and Ravello—become easily accessible.
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Andrea Grisdale, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2025
Percival Lowell in the 19th century was convinced Mars had canals.
—Adam Frank, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Previous ideas for the tunnel included a kayaking canal, a brewery and a bathhouse.
—Sydney Franklin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2025
In the 1880s, the French engineer-entrepreneur teamed with the French government on a disastrous plan to build a canal across Panama, linking the Pacific Ocean with the Caribbean Sea and thus the Atlantic Ocean.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
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Andrea Grisdale, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2025
Percival Lowell in the 19th century was convinced Mars had canals.
—Adam Frank, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Previous ideas for the tunnel included a kayaking canal, a brewery and a bathhouse.
—Sydney Franklin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2025
In the 1880s, the French engineer-entrepreneur teamed with the French government on a disastrous plan to build a canal across Panama, linking the Pacific Ocean with the Caribbean Sea and thus the Atlantic Ocean.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canal
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Pipes are painted like tree trunks, flumes are supported by faux crumbling aqueducts, waterfalls gush through holes in the hulls of boats and sails hang overhead to protect from the searing sun.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The largest share of water consumed throughout San Diego County is imported by aqueducts from outside the county.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
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The deep-water port will allow large Chinese cargo and energy ships to bypass the Strait of Malacca, the narrow waterway between Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore through which China conducts two-thirds of its maritime trade and imports 80 percent of its oil.—
Dan Swift,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Sep. 2025
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The report card also showed 55,000 gallons of sewage this past year, with close to 15,000 gallons of that flowing into Marin County waterways.—
Adrian Rodriguez,
Mercury News,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Canal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canal. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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