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
The issue wasn’t settled until 1965, when NASA’s Mariner 4 spacecraft flew past Mars and saw no canals.
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David W. Brown, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
Copenhagen Tours On The Water Copenhagen grew up around the water and its canals remain one of the most rewarding ways to experience the city.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The South Florida Water Management District, the agency tasked with keeping the region dry with its canals and mega pumps, is releasing a weekly king tide forecast that residents can sign up for via email.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The district plans to begin constructing the canals in 2026, and is looking for a developer to partner in the project, Alanis said.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
The Ganges has been a center of trade and devotion for centuries, the Brahmaputra feeds tea estates and wildlife-rich floodplains, and Kerala’s canals knit together fishing towns and rice paddies.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
From the tulip fields to the canals of Amsterdam, the Netherlands is home to a wide variety of beautiful attractions.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the Hotel Gabrielli has just reopened after a renovation, and its rooftop offers a stunning panorama of the iconic canals.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
The interactions of rivers, tides, and sediment at the head of the Persian Gulf created small canals and date groves, which allowed water to flow through the terrain.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2025
David W. Brown, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
Copenhagen Tours On The Water Copenhagen grew up around the water and its canals remain one of the most rewarding ways to experience the city.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The South Florida Water Management District, the agency tasked with keeping the region dry with its canals and mega pumps, is releasing a weekly king tide forecast that residents can sign up for via email.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The district plans to begin constructing the canals in 2026, and is looking for a developer to partner in the project, Alanis said.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
The Ganges has been a center of trade and devotion for centuries, the Brahmaputra feeds tea estates and wildlife-rich floodplains, and Kerala’s canals knit together fishing towns and rice paddies.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
From the tulip fields to the canals of Amsterdam, the Netherlands is home to a wide variety of beautiful attractions.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the Hotel Gabrielli has just reopened after a renovation, and its rooftop offers a stunning panorama of the iconic canals.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
The interactions of rivers, tides, and sediment at the head of the Persian Gulf created small canals and date groves, which allowed water to flow through the terrain.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canals
Noun
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Pipes are painted like tree trunks, flumes are supported by faux crumbling aqueducts, waterfalls gush through holes in the hulls of boats and sails hang overhead to protect from the searing sun.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The waterways that have earned the city the nickname Venice of America.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Then, as the orange sun dips lower, leaders drive small groups off to different ponds and waterways around the preserve.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Canals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canals. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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