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
The constant tug-of-war among the parties has driven concerns among ACP leadership that a concentration of terminal operators at the canal-adjacent ports would pose risks to the waterway’s neutrality.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 Oct. 2025
Building a canal is going to be expensive.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
The natural environment Edmonds described was often destroyed or dramatically altered, and the canal’s expansion meant a particular loss to Indigenous communities like the Haudenosaunee.
—JSTOR Daily, 26 Oct. 2025
Attacks on people are very rare, although pets, especially those in homes along canals, have become their prey.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 Oct. 2025
Building a canal is going to be expensive.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
The natural environment Edmonds described was often destroyed or dramatically altered, and the canal’s expansion meant a particular loss to Indigenous communities like the Haudenosaunee.
—JSTOR Daily, 26 Oct. 2025
Attacks on people are very rare, although pets, especially those in homes along canals, have become their prey.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canal
Noun
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Workers excavated parts of the route with explosives and built locks and aqueducts along 363 miles of canal.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Oct. 2025
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Completed eight years later, the canal stretched some 363 miles (584 kilometers), with 18 aqueducts and 83 locks to compensate for elevation changes en route.—
Matthew Smith,
The Conversation,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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North Bay Road is divided by waterways into three parts, and residents of each section are considering pursuing their own tax district.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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The constant tug-of-war among the parties has driven concerns among ACP leadership that a concentration of terminal operators at the canal-adjacent ports would pose risks to the waterway’s neutrality.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Canal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canal. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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