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
An immersive design,182 guestrooms, suites and villas are tucked discreetly across 60 acres of mangroves and freshwater canals, balancing seclusion with a strong sense of rooted place.
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Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The agency also gets about half of the water in the California Department of Water Resources’ State Water Project, a water storage and delivery system that is connected across 780 miles by canals, pipelines, reservoirs and hydroelectric power facilities, Razavian said.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
Since September, the authority had urged Maersk to make a return to the waterway as part of a wider appeal to the industry to being traffic back to the canal.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Jan. 2026
Unlike in the Midwest or East Coast, where rain is more plentiful, California relies on a huge system of reservoirs, canals and pumps to move water around the state, said Jay Lund, a professor at UC Davis’ Center for Watershed Sciences.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
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Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The agency also gets about half of the water in the California Department of Water Resources’ State Water Project, a water storage and delivery system that is connected across 780 miles by canals, pipelines, reservoirs and hydroelectric power facilities, Razavian said.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
Since September, the authority had urged Maersk to make a return to the waterway as part of a wider appeal to the industry to being traffic back to the canal.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Jan. 2026
Unlike in the Midwest or East Coast, where rain is more plentiful, California relies on a huge system of reservoirs, canals and pumps to move water around the state, said Jay Lund, a professor at UC Davis’ Center for Watershed Sciences.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canal
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Kavala offers a stunning mix of ancient history and modern city life, with its iconic aqueduct standing tall.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2026
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The tunnel would create a second route to transport water from new intakes on the Sacramento River to the south side of the Delta, where pumps send water into the aqueducts of the State Water Project.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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The 22-mile lake on the Kenai Peninsula is the headwaters of the Kenai River, a waterway known for trout and salmon fishing.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Jan. 2026
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Tankers are seen at the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in the Sharjah Emirate, along the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway through which one-fifth of global oil output passes on June 23, 2025.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Canal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canal. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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