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canals

noun

plural of canal

as in aqueducts

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 canals In North Carolina alone, 11,000 miles (17,702 kilometers) of canals drain peatlands before the water empties into coastal estuaries, Richardson said. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 The square and canals of Venice are famously packed with shorts-and-sneaker-sporting tourists in late summer and even historic homes on small cobblestone streets have been converted to Airbnbs. — Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 In Delta County, depleted reservoirs have caused irrigation canals to dry up, leaving orchards like Ela’s without any water. — Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2026 The couple were photographed getting cozy together while taking a ride through the canals of Venice, Italy on a gondola. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026 The Central Arizona Project — a system of canals and pumps which carry Colorado River water 336 miles across the desert to the Phoenix and Tucson areas — will be hit the hardest by new cuts. — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026 With art storage facilities, galleries, and museums clustered along its canals, Tennoz is one of Tokyo’s leading art districts. — The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 31 Aug. 2026 Today, its canals, extensive tram network and neighborhoods such as Haga give the city an identity quite distinct from Stockholm. — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Police are warning families to watch their children and pets around canals, ponds and other waterways after an American crocodile killed a dog in South Miami on Thursday. — David Goodhue august 27, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

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The update will set rules for the Sacramento River and the rest of the Delta, where pumps operated by state and federal agencies send water flowing in aqueducts to farms and cities.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Roman aqueducts Aqueducts transported water from distant sources into cities using gravity rather than mechanical pumps.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026

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The robot has additionally been shown crossing icy waterways with depths of up to 80 centimeters, underscoring the company’s focus on developing machines capable of operating across widely varying environments.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Some critics fear that would set a precedent for other countries to charge ships to pass through international waterways.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

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