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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

gutter, trough

river, rivulet, stream

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