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
That is, until Irwin, on a whim, takes his two boys down to the canal one night to show them what their dad is planning.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2026
Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail More for cyclists than hikers (though anyone is welcome), this route traces the remnants of an old canal for 20 miles through the park and continues all the way to Cleveland.
—Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 16 May 2026
It can also be released by cooking fats and oils at high temperatures, and has been found in water produced by oil and gas operations and is an ingredient in some pesticides used in irrigation canals.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
In Rotterdam, the design referenced canals and bridges.
—Christine Mortag, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2026
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2026
Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail More for cyclists than hikers (though anyone is welcome), this route traces the remnants of an old canal for 20 miles through the park and continues all the way to Cleveland.
—Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 16 May 2026
It can also be released by cooking fats and oils at high temperatures, and has been found in water produced by oil and gas operations and is an ingredient in some pesticides used in irrigation canals.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
In Rotterdam, the design referenced canals and bridges.
—Christine Mortag, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canal
Noun
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The mussels’ tiny larvae have drifted down canals and aqueducts of the State Water Project and have been detected as far south as Bakersfield, Los Angeles and San Diego counties.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
8 May 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 May 2026
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But the ships carrying his crucial cargo are trapped 2,000 miles away by Iran’s stranglehold of one of the world’s most important waterways.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
16 May 2026
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But the waterway is also a critical corridor for other commodities essential to the production of semiconductor chips.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
15 May 2026
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“Canal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canal. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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